Julián Acuña Galé

Cuban botanist (1900–1973)

Julián Baldomero Acuña Galé
Born	(1900-02-27)February 27, 1900 Camagüey, Cuba
Died	July 24, 1973(1973-07-24) (aged 73) Mexico City, Mexico
Scientific career
Fields	Plant pathology

Julián Baldomero Acuña Galé (27 February 1900 – 24 July 1973)^[1] was a Cuban born botanist who served as director of the Agricultural Experimental Station in Santiago de Las Vegas. His research centered on phytopathology and on introduction of new, improved varieties of food and forage plants while his field work produced numerous herbarium collections; among them, many new species he described, or were named for him.^[2]

Acuña Galé was born in Camagüey, Cuba, and died in Mexico City, Mexico.

In 1980, Acunaeanthus was published, which is a genus of flowering plants in the family of Rubiaceae. The genus which is endemic to Cuba was named in honour of Julián Acuña Galé.^[3]

The standard author abbreviation Acuña is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[4]

References

^ Boletín de la Sociedad Cubana de Botánica Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Vol. 2 No. March 1st, 2010. (consulted on June 29, 2012) (in Spanish).
^ "Efemérides 24 de Julio" (in Spanish). Red Cubana de la Ciencia. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
^ "Acunaeanthus Borhidi, Komlódi & Moncada | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ International Plant Names Index. Acuña.