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Edward Johnston Alexander
Born1901
Died1985 (aged 83–84)
Scientific career
FieldsBotany

Edward Johnston Alexander (1901–1985) was an American botanist[1] that discovered three species and one genus, but he only named one of them.[2]

Plant discoveries

The standard author abbreviation Alexander is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

Works

  • 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[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Database (undated). "Index of Botanists – Alexander, Edward Johnston". Harvard University Herbaria. Retrieved February 14, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Alexander.
  4. ^ "Edward Johnston Alexander". via Google Books. Retrieved February 6, 2012.

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