Robynsia
Encyclopedia
Robynsia is a monotypic genus
of flowering plant
s in the Rubiaceae
family
. It was descripted by John Hutchinson
and was named after his friend and colleague Walter Robyns
. The genus contains only one species
, i.e. Robynsia glabrata, which is found in Ghana
, Ivory Coast and Nigeria
. The species is morphologically similar to the genus Cuviera
but differs by having long, slender corolla tubes.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, variously called the coffee family, madder family, or bedstraw family. The group contains many commonly known plants, including the economically important coffee , quinine , and gambier , and the horticulturally valuable madder , west indian jasmine ,...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
. It was descripted by John Hutchinson
John Hutchinson (botanist)
John Hutchinson, OBE, FRS was a renowned English botanist, taxonomist and author.-Life and career:...
and was named after his friend and colleague Walter Robyns
Frans Hubert Edouard Arthur Walter Robyns
Frans Hubert Edouard Arthur Walter Robyns, known as Walter Robyns, was a Belgian botanist.After two long stays in Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, travels in central Africa and taxonomic work on many groups of tropical African plants, amongst others Rubiaceae, grasses and legumes, he became director of...
. The genus contains only one species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
, i.e. Robynsia glabrata, which is found in Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, Ivory Coast and Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. The species is morphologically similar to the genus Cuviera
Cuviera
Cuviera is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It was originally described by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1807 and is named after the french naturalist Georges Cuvier.-Taxonomy:...
but differs by having long, slender corolla tubes.