Ridleyella

Schlechter ,in Fedde ,Repert .Beih . 1 (1913) , 948.

Ridleyelleae. IX . Dedicated to one of the most active of British botanists, Henry N. Ridley ,F.L.S. ,F.R.S. ( 1855-1956) , a native of Norfolk ,outstanding for his many and caried achievements : pioneer work on the flora of the Malay Peninsula ; service of to horticulture in introducing new garden plants from the tropics; founding of the herbarium at Singapore ; discovery of a method of tapping Hevea rubber trees, and many other services to the rubber plantation industry ; service as editor of the Agricultural Bulletin of Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society ; his extensive writings , including " Flora of the Malay Peninsula ," " Dispersal of Plants throughout the World ," and his description of many new species of orchids.