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Henry Nicholas Ridley 1855-1956

By admin | Januar 14, 2010

Henry Nicholas Ridley (1855-1956) was a british botanist. In the year 1877 he graduated the academic degree of Bachelor of Arts at the Exeter College in Oxford. In 1877 Henry Nicholas Ridley became a member of the Linnean Society of London and 1907 also of the Royal Society. From 1880 – 1888 he was engaged as a botanist at the british museum. In the year 1888 he went to Singapore and was managing the botanical garden. His biggest merit was the establishment of the rubber industry on the Malay peninsula, which brought him the nickname Mad Ridley or Rubber Ridley.
Henry Nicholas Ridley described a vast number of orchids, in honour to him, Rudolf Schlechter named an orchid genus after him, the Ridleyella. Henry Nicholas Ridley died at the 24.10.1956
in Kew, Surrey, England.
His author abreviation: Ridl.

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1. Rhynchostylis gigantea Lindl.Ridl. 1896 | Orchids-Flowers Says:
   Januar 14th, 2010 at 18:39

   [...] bellinus (Rchb.f.) Kze. 1891 orchid is in common parlance called The Cute… »Henry Nicholas Ridley 1855-1956 Henry Nicholas Ridley (1855-1956) was a british botanist. In the year 1877 he graduated the [...]

2. สิงโต พัด ศรี ทอง Cirrhopetalum skeatianum (Ridl.) Garay | ดอกไม้ธรรมชาติ Says:
   Februar 14th, 2010 at 23:09

   [...] และมีการสำรวจของ Henry Nicholas Ridley และต่อมาในปี ค.ศ 1915. [...]

3. รองเท้า นารี เหลืองกระบี่ Paphiopedilum exul (Ridl.) Rolfe | ดอกไม้ธรรมชาติ Says:
   März 9th, 2010 at 18:26

   [...] นารี เหลืองกระบี่ (Paphiopedilum exul (Ridl.) Rolfe) มีรูปขอบขนาด 1.8-3 ซม. และยาวประมาน [...]

4. Pelatantheria ctenoglossum Ridl. 1896 | Orchids-Flowers Says:
   August 4th, 2010 at 10:23

   [...] ctenoglossum Ridl. 1896 is an epiphytic, sometimes also lithophytic, growing orchid species, endemic to Thailand, Laos [...]

5. Pelatantheria insectifera Ridl. 1896 | Orchids-Flowers Says:
   August 4th, 2010 at 10:38

   [...] insectifera (Rchb. f.) Ridl. 1896 is an epiphytic, occasionally also lithophytic growing miniature orchid species, native to [...]

6. Dendrobium setifolium Ridl.1896 | Orchids-Flowers Says:
   August 18th, 2010 at 12:41

   [...] setifolium Ridl.1896 is an epiphytic growing orchid species, endemic to Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. The small, [...]

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