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Rafael Lira Saade
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Prof. Rafael Lira Saade is a Mexican botanist specializing in plant systematics, ethnobotany, and phytogeography. He earned his undergraduate degree in biology from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), with a thesis on the pteridological flora of the Sierra de Santa Marta in Los Tuxtlas, Veracruz. He pursued his master’s studies at the Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Sobre Recursos Bióticos (INIREB), focusing on the taxonomy and ethnobotany of the Cucurbitaceae family in the Yucatán Peninsula. Lira Saade later completed his PhD at UNAM with a dissertation on the taxonomy of the genus Sechium P. Br. (Cucurbitaceae).
Currently, he is a full-time professor (titular 'B') at UNAM's Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala. His research centers on the demography of useful plants and has resulted in the publication of over 60 scientific articles, 7 books, and 10 book chapters. A dedicated mentor, he has supervised numerous undergraduate and postgraduate theses.
Biodiversity Biotechnology Conservation Biology Plant Science
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