Robbrechtia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]
| Robbrechtia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
edit- ^ a b c d "Robbrechtia De Block | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ 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.