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Alexandre Boreau
French pharmacist and botanist (1803–1875) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexandre Boreau (March 15, 1803 – May 5, 1875) was a French pharmacist and botanist.[1] He is the binomial authority of plants such as Polygonum arenastrum and Pulmonaria longifolia. The standard author abbreviation Boreau is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]
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