Joseph Edward Laferrière | |
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Born | 1955 |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Arizona |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Laferr. |
Joseph Edward Laferrière (born 1955) [1] is an American botanist with a particular interest in ethnobotany.
He obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona in 1991 with a dissertation titled "Optimal use of ethnobotanical resources by the Mountain Pima of Chihuahua, Mexico". [2] [3] Among other institutions, he has held professional positions at Washington State University, [4] Biosphere 2, [5] and the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos (in Cuernavaca, Mexico). [6]
He is the author or co-author of the botanical names of some 120 taxa, including Berberis pimana, Hymenocallis clivorum, Hymenocallis pimana, Laennecia pimana, Pectis pimana, Prionosciadium saraviki, and Yucca declinata. [7]
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