Léia Scheinvar

Léia Akcelrad Lerner de Scheinvar is a Brazilian-Mexican botanist. She has dedicated her work to studying and protecting Mexico's cacti.

Early life and education
Scheinvar was born in Brazil on 30 September 1954.

She received her doctorate in biology from the UNAM Faculty of Sciences in 1982.

Career
She is responsible for the Laboratorio de Cactáceas in the botanical garden of UNAM.