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Revision as of 15:58, 28 October 2012
Edward Johnston Alexander | |
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| Born | July 31, 1901 |
| Died | August 18, 1985 (aged 84) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | New York Botanical Garden |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Alexander |
Edward Johnston Alexander (July 31, 1901 – August 18, 1985) was an American botanist[1] that discovered three species and one genus, but he only named one of them.[2] He studied at North Carolina State University from 1919 to 1923 and was a longtime assistant and curator at New York Botanical Garden, originally under the guidance of John Kunkel Small.[3]
Plant discoveries
Works
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- The Flora of the Unicorn Tapestries
- Succulent Plants of New and Old World Deserts
- The New York Botanical Garden – Trees-Shrubs
- List of Seeds Distributed to Subscribers of the Southern Appalachian Expedition of the New York Botanical Garden 1933
- Compositae – Heliantheae – Coreopsidinae
- North American Flora. Series II: Part 2: Compositae. Heliantheae. Coreopsidinae
- Report of the Southern Appalachian Expedition
- Family Compositae, Tribe Heliantheae, Subtribe Coreopsidinae[5]
See also
References
- ^ Database (undated). "Index of Botanists – Alexander, Edward Johnston". Harvard University Herbaria. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c d e Database (undated). "Index of Botanical Specimens – E. J. Alexander". Harvard University Herbaria. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Taxonomic Literature II Online (undated). "Edward Johnston Alexander". Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ International Plant Names Index. Alexander.
- ^ "Edward Johnston Alexander". via Google Books. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
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