Throughout her career, she wrote several research articles, published two books and discovered numerous cactus species herself. Her first book “Las Cactaceas de Mexico” published in 1937 and established her as a leading expert in the field. By 1931, she received a master’s degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM per its Spanish acronyms). In 1927, she became the first Mexican certified biologist. That interest later influenced her to pursue a degree in biology. But even through the country’s political turmoil, she continued to study and grew fond of nature. Named after Mexican botanist Helia Bravo Hollis.īorn in 1901 in present day Mexico City, Bravo Hollis grew up during the Mexican Revolution. Heliabravoa genus, as well as other species and subspecies.
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