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Richetia Longisperma
''Richetia longisperma'' (called, along with some other species in the genus ''Richetia'', yellow meranti) is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. It is native to Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. References Richetia, longisperma Trees of Thailand Trees of Peninsular Malaysia Dipterocarps of Borneo Plants described in 1832 Taxa named by William Roxburgh Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Dipterocarpaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Roxburgh
William Roxburgh FRSE FRCPE Linnean Society of London, FLS (3/29 June 1751 – 18 February 1815) was a Scottish people, Scottish surgeon and botanist who worked extensively in India, describing species and working on economic botany. He is known as the founding father of Indian botany. He published numerous works on Indian botany, illustrated by careful drawings made by Indian artists and accompanied by taxonomic descriptions of many plant species. Apart from the numerous species that he named, many species were named in his honour by his collaborators. He was the first to document the existence of the Ganges river dolphin. Early life He was born on 3 June 1751 on the Underwood estate near Craigie, South Ayrshire, Craigie in Ayrshire and christened on 29 June 1751 at the nearby church at Symington, South Ayrshire, Symington. His father may have worked in the Underwood estate or he may have been the illegitimate son of a well-connected family. His early education was at Underwood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
