Elsa Matilde Zardini (born 1949) is an Argentinian/Paraguayan botanist, teacher, curator, and explorer. She has made botanical expeditions in the US, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay. Three botanical taxon names were authored by Zardini. Her specialization is the flora of the Plata basin, with an emphasis on that of Paraguay.

Early life and education

In 1973 Zardini earned a Masters in Science, and in 1974 a PhD, both at the

National University of La Plata The La Plata National University ( es, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, UNLP) is one of the most important Argentine national universities and the biggest one situated in the city of La Plata, capital of Buenos Aires Province. It has over 9 ...

in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Career

Zardini is one of the disciples of the Argentinian botanist

Ángel Lulio Cabrera Ángel Lulio Cabrera (born 19 October 1908 in Madrid, Spain – died 8 July 1999 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an Argentinian botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. ...

among them:

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, Otto Solbrig, Jorge Morello, Humberto A. Fabris (1924-1976),

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, Noemí Correa, Delia Añón Suárez, Cristina Orsi, Amelia Torres, Aída Pontiroli, Jorge Crisci, Roberto Kiesling and Fernando Zuloaga. 2011: she became associate curator of the

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s was an area of interest for her.

Publications

Flora of the Guianas

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'', '' Lulia nervosa'', and ''

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''.

References

1949 births Living people Paraguayan botanists Women botanists 20th-century Argentine botanists 20th-century women scientists 21st-century Argentine botanists 21st-century Argentine women scientists Paraguayan expatriates in the United States National University of La Plata alumni Paraguayan women scientists Ethnobotanists {{Botanist-stub