Paulo Cesar Baleeiro

Paulo Baleeiro, Msc, commenced his biological research at Brazil’s State University of Mato Grosso, studying the Pantanal wetlands’ aquatic plants. He further delved into the carnivorous genus Utricularia for his masters thesis at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. From 2009 to 2015, he pursued his interest at the University of Sao Paulo, contributing to phylogenetic theories and new taxa descriptions. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD at the University of Queensland, examining the genus Eriocaulon in Australasia, with 20 published academic papers.