Robynsia

Robynsia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribe: Vanguerieae
Genus: Robynsia
Hutch.
Species:
R. glabrata
Binomial name
Robynsia glabrata
Synonyms[2]

Cuviera bolo Aubrév. & Pellegr

Robynsia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by John Hutchinson and was named after his friend and colleague Walter Robyns.[3] The genus contains only one species, Robynsia glabrata, which is found in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Nigeria.[2] The species is morphologically similar to the genus Cuviera but differs by having long, slender corolla tubes.[4]

References

  1. ^ Hawthorne, W. (1998). "Robynsia glabrata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T34818A9891232. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34818A9891232.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Hutchinson, John. 1931. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2: 108
  4. ^ 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 (1–4): 159–183. Bibcode:2005PSyEv.253..159L. doi:10.1007/s00606-005-0313-9.
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