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Léia Scheinvar

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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

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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

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She is responsible for the Laboratorio de Cactáceas in the botanical garden of UNAM.

References

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  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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