Robbrechtia Explained

Robbrechtia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rubiaceae.^[1]

It is native to Madagascar.

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

• Robbrechtia grandifolia De Block
• Robbrechtia milleri De Block

Notes and References

1. Web site: Robbrechtia De Block Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 16 March 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.