Francis S.P. Ng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ng.

Francis S.P. Ng (born 1940) is a Malaysian botanist of Chinese descent,[1] who received his PhD in 1971 from Wolfson College, Oxford.[2] Ng is a former Deputy Director-General of the Forest Research Institute Malaysia,[3] the history of which he describes in a partially autobiographical book.[4] In 2009 he was awarded the David Fairchild Medal for Plant Exploration by the National Tropical Botanical Garden for "forest ecology research primarily in Malaysia, including tropical Asian forest trees, introduction of rare and endangered species into cultivation, and conservation of Malaysian ecosystems".[5][6]

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References

  1. ^ "UTAR - Dr. Francis Ng". Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  2. ^ Ng, Francis (1971). A taxonomic study of the Ebenaceae with special reference to Malesia (Thesis). Oxford University.
  3. ^ "FRIM rewards outstanding staff". Forest Research Institute Malaysia. 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  4. ^ Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks Board; Taylor, Nigel P. (2018-05-24). ""BOOK REVIEW: Tropical Forest Scientist. Francis S.P. Ng and FRIM 1964–1991. Francis S.P. Ng"" (PDF). Gardens' Bulletin Singapore. 70 (1): 259–259. doi:10.26492/gbs70(1).2018-18.
  5. ^ "Fairchild Medal". National Tropical Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  6. ^ "FRIM Ex-DDG receives prestigious award". Asia Research News. 2009-05-11. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  7. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Ng.


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