About AABP

Jorge Lingan

Jorge Lingan

Research Scientist
Andes to Amazon
Biodiversity Program

M.S. Environmental Sciences, Texas Christian University

B.S., San Marcos University, December 2001

Jorge Lingan was born in Peru, he is a Biologist with major in Botany from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Lima, Peru.

Jorge's research in the last six years was focused on systematic and taxonomy of aroids (Araceae family). Jorge graduated from Texas Christian University (TCU), with a Master's in Environmental Sciences in May 2008. His primary focus with the AABP was identification of the Araceae samples from the Los Amigos Conservation Concession, and composition of the Field Guide to the Araceae of Los Amigos.

From 2000 to 2005 he participated in several expeditions as a part of different projects conducted mainly in the Peruvian forests. While in Oxapampa, he created and led several expeditions to the Parque Nacional Yanachaga-Chemillen in order to accomplish his thesis research; this was supported by a grant from the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Jorge also has extensive herbarium experience, working as an Associated Researcher since 2000 in the USM Herbarium. In 2004, he received an internship from the Missouri Botanical Garden to spend two months with the specialist in this group, Dr Thomas Croat.

Besides conducting extensive research around the world, he also has 4 publications presenting more than 15 new species to the botanical community. Jorge has described some other rediscovered species and took part in the elaboration of the "Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endemicas de Peru".


Publications

Croat, T. & J. Lingán. 2005.Rediscovery of rare species of Anthurium (Araceae) from Peru. Aroideana Volume 28.

Croat, T., J. Lingán & D. Hayworth. 2005. A new Section of Anthurium, Sect. Decurrentia – Revision of the Anthurium decurrens Poeppig complex in Amazonia. Rodriguesia 56:88. Download PDF.

Lingán J. & T. Croat. 2005. New species of Anthurium (Araceae) from Peruvian Andes. Rodriguesia 56:88. Download PDF.

T. Croat, J. Lingán & M. Dávila. New endemic species of Anthurium (Araceae) form Río Huallaga, Peru, suscrito a Novon (en edicion)


E-mail: jorge_lingan@hotmail.com

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