Background
Morales, Juan Francisco was born on September 3, 1970 in San José, Costa Rica. Son of Juan Francisco Morales and Teresa Quirós.
Morales, Juan Francisco was born on September 3, 1970 in San José, Costa Rica. Son of Juan Francisco Morales and Teresa Quirós.
Diploma in Forestry Engineering, Universidad Tecnologica de Costa Rica, 1993. Doctor in Oral Surgery, Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, 2002.
Director botany department INBio, Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica, 1996—1998, curator neotropical apocynaceae and flora of costa Costa Rica, since 1992. Consultant in neotropical apocynaceae and mesoamerican flora Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, since 1993. Consultant in mexican apocynaceae Centro de Investigaciones Científicas de la Península de Yucatán, Mérida, Mexico, since 1999.
Consultant in endangered apocynaceae for the red list of the Ecuatorian red list Universidad Católica de Ecuador, Quito, 2002—2003. Consultant in endangered apocynaceae of Brazil Fundação Biodiversitas, Sao Paulo, 2002—2004. Consultant neotropical apocynaceae Horticultural Company in France (Identity protected), Toulousse, since 2004.
Consultant neotropical ornamental plants Horticultural Company in Spain (Identity protected.), since 2004. Consultant Mesoamerican Botany, Norwegian Agency Development, 2005—2008, Environmental Management Depontoes Consulting Group, Costa Rica, since 2007.
Author more than 135 papers and 8 books, editor 7 books.
Member of Flora Neotropica Organization (associate).
Married Lady Alexandra Muñoz, November 29, 2003.