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Martin Bruce Bayer (30 June, 1935 – 23 October, 2023) was an agricultural entomologist, botanist, explorer, writer, and curator of the Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden (1973-87) in Worcester, South Africa. He has published extensively on the Haworthia of southern Africa.

Early life

Bayer was born in Empangeni, South Africa. In 1973, he became the fourth curator of the Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden in Worcester, South Africa.[1]

Career

Bruce Bayer became an authority on Haworthia,[2] writing many articles, starting in the early 1960s, and several books. These include: Haworthia Handbook (1976), The New Haworthia Handbook (1982), Haworthia Revisited. A revision of the Genus (1999) and, beginning in 2002, eleven volumes of Haworthia updates.[3][4] Bayer's field studies revealed the complexity of the genus, and problems of species delineation and the application of taxonomic code to a very fluid family.[5][6]

Some of the plants named in honour of Bayer include:

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References

  1. ^ Perry, Pauline. "Some recollections of the Karoo Botanic Garden and Bruce Bayer, Curator1973-1987". Veld & Flora. June 1984: 73. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Bayer, Martin Bruce | International Plant Names Index". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Haworthia Updates".
  4. ^ "Publications". Haworthia Updates. M.B. Bayer. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  5. ^ Pedersen, Elizabeth; Loucka, Lawrence. "Bruce Bayer (1935 - 2023)". Haworthiad. February 2024: 14. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  6. ^ Tribble, Derek. "An appreciation of Bruce Bayer". Haworthiad. February 2024: 16. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  7. ^ Cact. Suc. J. (Los Angeles). 69 (2): 75. 1997. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "Bayer, Martin Bruce". JSTOR. Retrieved 26 January 2024.