Antonio Julián Baldomero Acuña Galé, was a Cubanbotanist. Born, November 27, 1900, in Camagüey (Cuba), died July 24, 1973 in Ciudad México , he was for many years 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. His field work produced numerous herbarium collections, among them many new species he described, or were named for him.
