Robynsia
Robynsia | |
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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] | |
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 2 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.
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