Gustavo Lozano-Contreras (1938–2000) was a Colombian
botanist. He was a Professor of Botany at the Instituto de Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad Nacional in Colombia.
With
Eduino Carbonó
Eduino Carbonó de la Hoz (born June 4, 1950) is a Colombian botanist. He is Director of the Botanical Gardens of Santa Marta.
In 1974, he obtained a degree in agronomy from the Technological University of Magdalena, and later a master's degree ...
, he described 125 species of plants endemic to Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia.
He served as Director of Botany in the Science Faculty of the
National University of Colombia in
Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the largest ...
.
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1938 births
2000 deaths
20th-century Colombian botanists
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