Graziela Barroso, Brazilian aroid specialist dies at 91

From: Tom Croat Thomas.Croat at mobot.org> on 2003.06.30 at 19:41:14(10366) Dear Aroiders: Though I do not have the exact details as yet I wanted to report to the Aroid Community that Graziela Maciel Barroso, certainly the oldest aroider, recently died at age 91. Graziela worked on many groups of plants but aroids were her favorite group. I first met Graziela in 1986 at one of the famous weekend parties at the estate of Roberto Burle Marx, the reknown landscape artist and painter who had developed the largest aroid collection in South America. Graziela was at that time a young 74 years old and had continued working after her mandatory retirement. I will get together with some of the Brazilians who knew her well and prepare a full obituary to follow in the IAS Newsletter or in Aroideana but I just wanted those of you who might have known her or her work to be aware that we have lost her. Tom Croat

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