Henry de Ponthieu

Henry de Ponthieu (14 February 1731[1] – 10 December 1808[2]) was a London merchant of Huguenot ancestry who collected fish and plant specimens from the West Indies for botanist Joseph Banks.[3] The orchid genus Ponthieva was named by botanist Robert Brown in his honour.[4]

References
  1. "Henry De Ponthieu, "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"". Family Search. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
  2. Brayley, Edward Wedlake; Britton, John (1841). A topographical history of Surrey, by E.W. Brayley assisted by J. Britton and E.W. Brayley, jun. The geological section by G. Mantell. pp. 453–. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  3. Thorne, R.G. (1986). The House of Commons 1790-1820. Boydell & Brewer. pp. 1–. ISBN 978-0-436-52101-0. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  4. Wilkes, John (1826). Encyclopaedia Londinensis. pp. 152–. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
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