Adriaan van Royen | |
Birth Date: | 4 November 1704 |
Nationality: | Dutch |
Fields: | Botany |
Workplaces: | Leiden University |
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Adriaan van Royen (11 November 1704 in Leiden - 28 February 1779 in Leiden) was a Dutch botanist. He was a professor at Leiden University and is associated with Carl Linnaeus.[1]
He is best known for his work on flora of Southeast Asia. Adriaan van Royen formed a close relationship with Linnaeus, who had visited the Leiden Botanic Garden during a stay in Leiden between 1737 and 1738.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1728.[2]
He died in Leiden in 1779.
The genus Royena L. (= Diospyros sect. Royena (L.) F.White), in the Ebenaceae, and Melastoma royenii Blume. Sutton, D.A. are named after him.