Leonid Averyanov
Also known as: Lo
Research areas: Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics · Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions · Plant Diversity and Evolution · Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
About
Was born in St.Petersburg (former Leningrad), Russian Federation, in 1955. Nationality - Russian, married with 2 children. Graduated from St.-Petersburg State University (Biology Department) in 1977 with a degree in biology. Since then worked in higher plant taxonomy and plant geography of Eurasia at the Komarov Botanical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (St.-Petersburg) where earned his Candidate of Sciences (PhD) in 1983 and Doctor of Science (Dr.Sci) degree in 1991, Professor title in 1999. Participated in many botanical expeditions on the territory of the former Soviet Union and in Old World tropics according to numerous international investigation programs. As Principal Investigator and participant successively completed a number of grant projects supported from Russian Found of Fundamental Investigations, UNESCO, U.S.A. National Geographic Society, U.S.A. National Science Foundation, American Orchid Society, Chicago Zoological Society, WWF, Fauna and Flora Internation
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Publications (107)
- Peliosanthes rigidifolia (Asparagaceae, Convallarioideae), a new species with entirely free stamens from central Vietnam Save
- Ophiopogon spathulifolius (Asparagaceae), a new species from northern Vietnam, and O. robustus new to the country Save
- Aspidistra pachyloba (Asparagaceae, Convallarioideae), new species from southern Vietnam Save
- Sonerila namii (Melastomataceae, Sonerileae), a new species from Central Highlands, Vietnam Save
- Chiloschista acuticallosa (Orchidaceae), a new species from northern Vietnam Save
- Breynia phuongiana (Phyllanthaceae), a new species from the Central Highlands of Vietnam Save
- Begonia thanhquyetii (B. sect. Petermannia, Begoniaceae), a new species from Quang Tri province, Central Vietnam Save
- A revision of the mycoheterotrophic genus Epirixanthes (Polygalaceae) in Vietnam Save
- Begonia hanhhoae (Sect. Jackia), a new species of Begoniaceae from the South Central Coast region, Vietnam Save
- Perilimnastes dongchauensis (tribe Sonerileae, Melastomataceae), a new species from Quang Trị province, Vietnam Save
- Duplipetala hexagona, a new generic record for Laos, and a key to Laotian Gentianaceae Save
- Raphiocarpus hapii (Gesneriaceae), a new species from central Vietnam Save
- Selaginella pseudorepanda (Selaginellaceae), a new spikemoss from southern Vietnam Save
- New distribution records of Selaginella (Selaginellaceae) in Laos and Vietnam Save
- Hoya thuhae (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae), a new species and H. lobbii, new record for Vietnam Save
- Bulbophyllum sect. Racemosae (Orchidaceae) in Vietnam with the description of the new species, B. minhquanii and the new national record, B. albidostylidium Save
- Vanilla flava (Orchidaceae, Vanilloideae), a new leafless vine from southern Vietnam Save
- Two new species and two new varieties of Aspidistra (Asparagaceae, Convallarioideae) from the Central Highlands of Vietnam Save
- Vaccinium bidoupense (Ericaceae), a new species from Vietnam and Laos, with notes on V. petelotii and V. pseudobullatum Save
- Ophiopogon rugosus (Asparagaceae), a new species from northeastern Vietnam Save