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 Ecole de medecine 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.

His son was another notable botanist, Achille Richard.

The standard author abbreviation Rich. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]
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