Leonardo de Melo Versieux

BSc in Botany from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (2003), MSc in Botany from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (2005), PhD in Science (Botany) Universidade de São Paulo (2009). B.A. in Fine Arts (UFRN, 2021). Currently appointed as full professor of botany at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, teaching several undergrad and graduate courses in plant systematics, morphology and evolution. My research is focused on the systematics and taxonomy of Bromeliaceae and ornamental plants in general (horticulture), as well as in floristics, biogeography and morphology of Neotropical plants (email: lversieux(at) yahoo.com.br). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)