Ryszard Ochyra

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Ryszard Ochyra (born 1949) is a Polish bryologist. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Ochyra when citing a botanical name. [1]

In 1986, botanist Jiří Váňa and (mycologist) circumscribed Ochyraea , which is a genus of mosses in the family Amblystegiaceae and named in Rysard's honour. [2]

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References

  1. Brummitt, R. K.; C. E. Powell (1992). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN   1-84246-085-4.
  2. "Results". The Plant List . Retrieved 26 January 2022.