Ternstroemia Wallichiana
''Ternstroemia wallichiana'' is a species of flowering plant in the family ''Pentaphylacaceae''. It is found in Malaysia and Singapore. It is threatened by habitat loss. References

Ternstroemia, wallichiana Vulnerable plants Flora of Malaya Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by William Griffith (botanist) {{Pentaphylacaceae-stub ...
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William Griffith (botanist)
William Griffith (4 March 1810 – 9 February 1845) was a British doctor, naturalist, and botanist. Griffith's botanical publications are from India and Burma. After a brief stay in Madras, he was assigned as a Civil Surgeon to Tenasserim, Burma, where he studied local plants and made collecting trips to the Barak River valley in Assam. He explored various parts of Burma, traveling the rivers, including the Irrawadi as far as Rangoon. He visited the highlands of Sikkim, and the region of the Himalayas around Shimla. Subsequently, Griffith was appointed as Civil Surgeon in Malacca, where he died of a parasitic liver disease. Biography William was born at Ham on 4 March 1810, the son of Thomas Griffith. He studied under a private tutor along with brothers and even in his early days, took an interest in botany. He later went to London University where he studied under Robert Brown and John Lindley. He was also influenced by his friend R.H. Solly. He studied briefly at Paris und ...
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