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Louis Claude Marie Richard (September 19, 1754 – June 6, 1821) was a French botanist and botanical illustrator. 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. He also discovered Morgat in the 1880s. == Note == : Other botanists called Richard are: * Achille Richard (1794–1852), his son (A.Rich.) * Jean Michel Claude Richard (1787–1868) (J.M.C.Rich.) * Olivier Jules Richard (1836–1896) (O.J.Rich.) * Claude Richard fl.(C.Rich) * Joseph Herve Pierre Richard (J.H.P.Rich.) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Louis Claude Richard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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