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
  1. "Dra. Léia Akcelrad Lerner de Scheinvar". Instituto de Biología de la UNAM. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. International Plant Names Index.  Scheinvar.


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