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Index of Botanists

NamePostels, Alexander Philipou
Date of birth1801
Date of death1871
Remarks [author note: Herbarium and types: LE]
ASA Botanist ID178111 botanist
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/04ff9728-7bd6-4c7a-ba67-7e606d51d855
Variant nameAlexander Philipou Postels
Author namePostels
B & P Author Abbrev.Postels
Standard/Label NameA. P. Postels
Full NamePostels, Alexander Philipou
Geography AuthorEstonia
Specialty AuthorAlgae
Citation as Author Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Citation as Author Taxonomic Literature. Second Edition. Utrecht
Member of teams/groups
Collector Teams:A. P. Postels & F. J. I. Ruprecht 
Author Teams:Postels & Ruprecht