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

Some publications

* 1968. ''Afghanische Pflanzengesellschaften''. Vegetatio 16 (5/6): 307—375 doi 10.1007/BF00257022 * 1979. ''Beiträge zur Flora von Papua-New Guinea, II. Dicotyledones''. Ann. des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 83: 417—474

Honors

*Corresponding member of the "Naturhistorisches Museum"

Eponyms

Several species are named after Gilli, including: * ( Alliaceae) '' Allium gillii'' Wendelbo * (

Plumbaginaceae Plumbaginaceae is a family of flowering plants, with a cosmopolitan distribution. The family is sometimes referred to as the leadwort family or the plumbago family. Most species in this family are perennial herbaceous plants, but a few grow as ...

) '' Acantholimon gillii'' Rech.f. & KoeieK. Danske Vid. Selsk. Biol. Skrift. xiii. No. 4 (Symb. Afghan. v) 162 1963 (IK)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gilli, Alexander 20th-century Austrian botanists 1904 births 2007 deaths