Ridleyandra

Ridleyandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Gesneriaceae
Genus:	Ridleyandra; A.Weber & B.L.Burtt

Ridleyandra is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.^[1]

Its native range is Thailand to western Malesia. It is found in Borneo, Malaya and Thailand.^[1]

The genus name of Ridleyandra is in honour of Henry Nicholas Ridley (1855–1956), an English botanist, geologist and naturalist who lived much of his life in Singapore. He was instrumental in promoting rubber trees in the Malay Peninsula.^[2] It was first described and published in Beitr. Biol. Pflanzen Vol.70 on page 171 (written in 1997–1998) publ. 1998.^[1]

Known species

According to Kew;^[1]

Ridleyandra atrocyanea (Ridl.) A.Weber
Ridleyandra atropurpurea (Ridl.) A.Weber
Ridleyandra bintangensis Kiew
Ridleyandra castaneifolia (Ridl.) A.Weber
Ridleyandra chuana Kiew
Ridleyandra corneri A.Weber
Ridleyandra flammea (Ridl.) A.Weber
Ridleyandra glabrescens (Ridl.) A.Weber
Ridleyandra iminii Siti-Munirah
Ridleyandra kelantanensis Kiew
Ridleyandra kerrii A.Weber
Ridleyandra kiewii (Kiew) A.Weber
Ridleyandra latisepala (Ridl.) A.Weber
Ridleyandra longisepala (Ridl.) A.Weber
Ridleyandra merohmerea Siti-Munirah & D.Zaharil
Ridleyandra morganii (Franch.) A.Weber
Ridleyandra natunae B.L.Burtt
Ridleyandra nuangensis Kiew
Ridleyandra ornata (C.B.Clarke) B.L.Burtt
Ridleyandra padangensis Kiew
Ridleyandra petiolata (Ridl.) A.Weber
Ridleyandra porphyrantha (A.Weber & Kiew) A.Weber
Ridleyandra quercifolia (Ridl.) A.Weber
Ridleyandra rufa (C.B.Clarke) B.L.Burtt
Ridleyandra serratifolia (Ridl.) A.Weber
Ridleyandra stellata A.Weber
Ridleyandra synaptica (B.L.Burtt) B.L.Burtt
Ridleyandra tenella (B.L.Burtt) B.L.Burtt
Ridleyandra violacea (Ridl.) A.Weber
Ridleyandra wrayi (Ridl.) A.Weber

References

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