Julien Marnier-Lapostolle
Julien Marnier-Lapostolle (1902 - 1976) was a French botanical explorer.
Marnier-Lapostolle's paternal and maternal families were both successful businesspeople in the French wine industry. The Marniers founded a winery in the Santerre region in the 18th century. The Lapostolle family operated a small but famous distillery, founded in 1827 by his grandfather Jean-Baptiste Lapostolle, in Neauphle-le-Chateau near Paris.[1]
Marnier-Lapostolle created the "Jardin Botanique des Cedres" in Cap Ferrat, France.[2][3]
Marnier-Lapostolle was president of the "Association Francaise des Amateurs de Cactees".[4]
Honors
Eponyms
- Kalanchoe marnieriana
- (Bromeliaceae) Dyckia marnier-lapostollei L.B.Sm. 1966
- (Bromeliaceae) Hechtia marnier-lapostollei L.B.Sm. 1961[2]
- (Bromeliaceae) Tillandsia marnieri-lapostollei Rauh 1973
- (Bromeliaceae) Werauhia marnier-lapostollei (L.B.Sm.) J.R.Grant 1995
References
- ^ Marnier-Lapostolle, Alexandra. "First Person: Spirited Defense," Worth, 1 de septiembre de 2006 Datos de la empresa
- ^ a b "Imagen y data de la especie". Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ The Kew Record of Taxonomic Literature Relating to Vascular Plants for ... H.M. Stationery Office. 1975.
- ^ "Dolichothele marnier-lapostollei". www.llifle.net. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Marn.-Lap.