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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

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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

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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

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  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.
  6. ^ Tribble, Derek. "An appreciation of Bruce Bayer". Haworthiad. February 2024: 16.
  7. ^ Venter, Jakobus; Hammer, Steven (1997). Cactus and Succulent Journal (Los Angeles). 69 (2): 75. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "Bayer, Martin Bruce". JSTOR. Retrieved 26 January 2024.