Léia Scheinvar
Léia Akcelrad Lerner de Scheinvar is a Brazilian-Mexican botanist. She has dedicated her work to studying and protecting Mexico's
cacti
.
Early life and education
Scheinvar was born in Brazil on 30 September 1954.
She received her doctorate in biology from the
UNAM Faculty of Sciences in 1982.[1]
Career
She is responsible for the Laboratorio de Cactáceas in the botanical garden of
UNAM
.
References
- ^ "Dra. Léia Akcelrad Lerner de Scheinvar". Instituto de Biología de la UNAM. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Scheinvar.
External links
- La extinción de los cactus from México Desconocido
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