Robynsia
| Robynsia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Vanguerieae |
| Genus: | Robynsia |
| Species: | R. glabrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Robynsia glabrata Hutch. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cuviera bolo Aubrév. & Pellegr | |
Robynsia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It was described by John Hutchinson and was named after his friend and colleague Walter Robyns.[2] The genus contains only one species, i.e. Robynsia glabrata, which is found in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Nigeria.[1] The species is morphologically similar to the genus Cuviera but differs by having long, slender corolla tubes.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Hutchinson, John. 1931. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2: 108
- ↑ Lantz H, Bremer B (2005). "Phylogeny of the complex Vanguerieae (Rubiaceae) genera Fadogia, Rytigynia, and Vangueria with close relatives and a new circumscription of Vangueria". Plant Systematics and Evolution 253: 159–183. doi:10.1007/s00606-005-0313-9.