Magnus Lidén

Magnus Lidén
Born 1951
Nationality Swedish
Profession Systematic Botany
Author designation,

botanical names

 Lidén
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Magnus Lidén is a Swedish botanist.

Biography

PhD in systematic botany from Gothenburg university in 1986, where he stayed until 1997. Director of the Uppsala Botanic Gardens 1998 – 2003. Since 2004 researcher at the department of Systematic Biology, Evolutionary Biology Center, Uppsala university.[1]

He is best known for his studies on the plant family Fumariaceae (the bleeding heart family), and the genus Dionysia (cushion primroses). His research has taken him to the Mediterranean , Central Asia, Iran and the Sino-Himalayan area, in particular SW China, and NE India.

He has also worked on species concept, evolutionary ontology and biological nomenclature.

The standard author abbreviation Lidén is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Magnus Lidén". 17 December 2016.
  2. ↑ IPNI.  Lidén.
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