Pierre Antoine Poiteau

Pierre Antoine Poiteau was a French botanist and gardener in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He specialized in studying and classifying plants, especially those from tropical and subtropical regions. Poiteau worked as a gardener for French royal gardens and contributed to botanical science through detailed illustrations and descriptions of plants. His work helped expand understanding of plant diversity and was important for gardening, horticulture, and botanical research during his time.