Adriaan van Royen
Adriaan van Royen
Painting by Hieronymus van der Mey]
Born(1704-11-04)November 4, 1704
DiedFebruary 28, 1779(1779-02-28) (aged 74)
NationalityDutch
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsLeiden University

Adriaan van Royen (11 November 1704 in Leiden – 28 February 1779 in Leiden) was a Dutch botanist. He was a professor at Leiden University and is associated with Carl Linnaeus.[1]

He is best known for his work on flora of Southeast Asia. Adriaan van Royen formed a close relationship with Linnaeus, who had visited the Leiden Botanic Garden during a stay in Leiden between 1737 and 1738.

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1728.[2]

He died in Leiden in 1779.

The genus Royena L. (= Diospyros sect. Royena (L.) F.White), in the Ebenaceae, and Melastoma royenii Blume. Sutton, D.A. are named after him.

The standard author abbreviation Royen is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

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Adriaan van Royen
  1. ^ Sandermann Olsen, Sven-Erik, (1997): Bibliographia Discipuli Linnæi, Bibliographies of the 331 Pupils of Linnæus, Kopenhagen
  2. ^ "Fellow details". Royal Society. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Royen.


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