Alexander Gilli

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Alexander Gilli (29 April 1904 - 16 May 2007) was an Austrian botanist and pteridologist. [1] He was a pioneer in research on plant communities.

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The standard author abbreviation Gilli is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [2]

Some publications

Honors

Eponyms

Several species are named after Gilli, including:

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References

  1. Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food [ dead link ]
  2. International Plant Names Index.  Gilli.
  3. 1983 Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien: Für Botanik und Zoologie, Volumen 84
  4. K. Danske Vid. Selsk., Biol. Skrift. x. No. 3 (Symb. Afghan. IV) 176 1959 (IK)
  5. K. Danske Vid. Selsk. Biol. Skrift. xiii. No. 4 (Symb. Afghan. v) 162 1963 (IK)