Louis Claude Richard
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Louis Claude Marie Richard (September 19, 1754 – June 6, 1821) was a French
botanist.
Richard was born at Versailles
. Between 1781 and 1789 he collected botanical specimens in Central America
and the West Indies. On his return he became a professor at the École de médecine in Paris
.
His books included Demonstrations botaniques (1808), De Orchideis europaeis (1817), Commentatio botanica de Conifereis et Cycadeis (1826) and De Musaceis commentatio botanica (1831).
He gave us the special description terminology for the orchids, such as pollinium
and gynostemium.
The genus Richardia Kunth, (Araceae
) was named in his honor. It is now a synonym of the genus Zantedeschia
.
This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Rich. when citing
a botanical name
.
His son was another notable botanist, Achille Richard
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
botanist.
Richard was born at Versailles
Versailles
Versailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre...
. Between 1781 and 1789 he collected botanical specimens in Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
and the West Indies. On his return he became a professor at the École de médecine in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
His books included Demonstrations botaniques (1808), De Orchideis europaeis (1817), Commentatio botanica de Conifereis et Cycadeis (1826) and De Musaceis commentatio botanica (1831).
He gave us the special description terminology for the orchids, such as pollinium
Pollinium
Pollinium, or plural pollinia, is a coherent mass of pollen grains in a plant.They are the product of only one anther, but are transferred, during pollination, as a single unit. This is regularly seen in plants such as orchids and many species of milkweeds .Most orchids have waxy pollinia...
and gynostemium.
The genus Richardia Kunth, (Araceae
Araceae
Araceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in which flowers are borne on a type of inflorescence called a spadix. The spadix is usually accompanied by, and sometimes partially enclosed in, a spathe or leaf-like bract. Also known as the Arum family, members are often colloquially...
) was named in his honor. It is now a synonym of the genus Zantedeschia
Zantedeschia
Zantedeschia is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa from South Africa north to Malawi. The name of the genus was given as a tribute to Italian botanist Giovanni Zantedeschi by the German botanist Kurt Sprengel . Common names include arum lily...
.
This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Rich. when citing
Author citation (botany)
In botanical nomenclature, author citation refers to citing the person who validly published a botanical name, i.e. who first published the name while fulfilling the formal requirements as specified by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature...
a botanical name
Botanical name
A botanical name is a formal scientific name conforming to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and, if it concerns a plant cultigen, the additional cultivar and/or Group epithets must conform to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants...
.
His son was another notable botanist, Achille Richard
Achille Richard
Achille Richard was a French botanist and physician .He was son of a notable botanist, Louis-Claude Marie Richard .Pharmacist in the French fleet and member of several well-known societies of their time....
.
Note
- Other botanists called Richard are:
- Achille RichardAchille RichardAchille Richard was a French botanist and physician .He was son of a notable botanist, Louis-Claude Marie Richard .Pharmacist in the French fleet and member of several well-known societies of their time....
(1794–1852), his son (A.Rich.) - Jean Michel Claude RichardJean Michel Claude RichardJean Michel Claude Richard was a noted French botanist and plant collector active in Senegal, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Réunion, and a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur.Richard was born in Volon, Haute-Saône...
(1787–1868) (J.M.C.Rich.) - Olivier Jules RichardOlivier Jules RichardOlivier Jules Richard was a French lichenologist who published on the anatomy and symbiosis of lichens. -Publications:• Richard,O J 1884: Les céphalodies des lichens et le Schwendenerisme. Guide scientifique 1884: 4 pp....
(1836–1896) (O.J.Rich.) - Claude Richard fl.(C.Rich)
- Joseph Herve Pierre Richard (J.H.P.Rich.)
- Achille Richard