Frans Hubert Edouard Arthur Walter Robyns
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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 National Botanic Garden of Belgium
(1932–1966), where he shaped the transfer of the institute from the site in Brussels to the Bouchout Domain in Meise.
He was the initiator of a monographic flora series for central Africa, still continued today (Flore d'Afrique centrale) and was among the founders of the International Association for Plant Taxonomy
.
After two long stays in Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, usually referred to as Kew Gardens, is 121 hectares of gardens and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and Kew in southwest London, England. "The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew" and the brand name "Kew" are also used as umbrella terms for the institution that runs...
, travels in central Africa and taxonomic work on many groups of tropical African plants, amongst others 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 ,...
, grasses
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
and legumes
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
, he became director of the National Botanic Garden of Belgium
National Botanic Garden of Belgium
The National Botanic Garden of Belgium is located in the grounds of Bouchout Castle near the village of Meise, just north of Brussels. It is one of the largest botanical gardens in the world with an extensive collection of living plants in addition to a herbarium of over 3 million specimens...
(1932–1966), where he shaped the transfer of the institute from the site in Brussels to the Bouchout Domain in Meise.
He was the initiator of a monographic flora series for central Africa, still continued today (Flore d'Afrique centrale) and was among the founders of the International Association for Plant Taxonomy
International Association for Plant Taxonomy
The International Association for Plant Taxonomy promotes an understanding of plant biodiversity, facilitates international communication of research between botanists, and oversees matters of uniformity and stability in plant names . The IAPT was founded on July 18, 1950 at the Seventh...
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