''Robbrechtia'' is a genus of
flowering plants belonging to the family
Rubiaceae.
It is native to
Madagascar.
The genus name of ''Robbrechtia'' is in honour of Elmar Robbrecht (b. 1946), a Belgian botanist and
mycologist
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...
at the national botanic gardens. He is also a specialist in Rubiaceae.
It was first described and published in
Syst. Bot.
Plant taxonomy is the science that finds, identifies, describes, classifies, and names plants. It is one of the main branches of taxonomy (the science that finds, describes, classifies, and names living things).
Plant taxonomy is closely allied ...
Vol.28 on page 146 in 2003.
Known species; according to Kew
* ''
Robbrechtia grandifolia''
De Block
* ''
Robbrechtia milleri''
De Block
References
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Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae genera
Plants described in 2003
Endemic flora of Madagascar