Robynsia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
Tribe: | Vanguerieae |
Genus: |
Robynsia Hutch. |
Species: | R. glabrata
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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]
Robynsia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
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]