About Hellmut R. Toelken
Born 1939. Hellmut R. Toelken is a South African botanist and botanical collector.
Hellmut R. Toelken (born 1939 in Windhoek, South-West Africa, today Namibia) is a South Australian botanist. He retired in December 2008 from the position of senior biologist at the State Herbarium of South Australia, but remains an honorary research associate. Earlier he was with the Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agricultural Technical Services, Pretoria, South Africa.
His interests include the genera Kunzea, Hibbertia, Crassula and Carpobrotus. He is the author of the book A Revision of the Genus Crassula in Southern Africa.
The New Zealand plant species Kunzea toelkenii is named after him.
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Who is Hellmut R. Toelken?
Australian botanist (1939 - )
When was Hellmut R. Toelken born?
Hellmut R. Toelken was born on 1 September 1939 in Windhoek.
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Hellmut R. Toelken is a botanist and botanical collector.
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Hellmut R. Toelken is South African.
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