Rodrigo Bernal (botanist)
Rodrigo Bernal (born June 6, 1959 in Medellín ) is a Colombian botanist , he was best known for his work on neotropical palms . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " R.Bernal ".
Life
Bernal was born on June 6, 1959 in Medellín, where he studied agricultural science at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He completed his studies in 1983. From 1984 he researched and taught at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá. then he did his doctorate at the University of Aarhus in Denmark and became an assistant professor in Bogotá.
He mainly works on the palm trees (Arecaceae). So far he has been able to publish over 20 original articles and - also together with Gloria Galeano - first describe several new species .
Works
- Andrew Henderson, Gloria Galeano , Rodrigo Bernal: Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas . Princeton University Press, Princeton 1995, ISBN 0-691-08537-4 .
- Finn Borchsenius, Rodrigo Bernal: Aiphanes (Palmae) . In: Finn Borchsenius, Rodrigo Bernal (eds.): Flora Neotropica . tape 70 . The New York Botanical Garden, 1996, ISBN 0-89327-408-9 , ISSN 0071-5794 .
Web links
- Short biography (Engl.)
- Bernals Homepage ( Memento from October 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Rodrigo Bernal (botanist) at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bernal, Rodrigo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Medellin |