Robbrechtia

Robbrechtia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]

Robbrechtia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Robbrechtia
De Block

It is native to Madagascar.[1]

The genus name of Robbrechtia is in honour of Elmar Robbrecht (b. 1946), a Belgian botanist and mycologist at the national botanic gardens. He is also a specialist in Rubiaceae.[2] It was first described and published in Syst. Bot. Vol.28 on page 146 in 2003.[1]

Known species; according to Kew[1]

  • Robbrechtia grandifolia De Block
  • Robbrechtia milleri De Block

References
  1. "Robbrechtia De Block | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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