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### Author
Robyns, \[Frans Hubert Edouard Arthur\] Walter (1901-x), Belgian botanist; Dr. sci. Louvain 1923; with the Jardin botanique de l'État (later:... National) from 1923, assistant 1923-1928, curator 1928-1931; director 1931-1966; in retirement at Louvain and Bruxelles; president of the International Association for Plant Taxonomy 1959-1964.
**Abbreviated name**: *Robyns* \[standard form in IPNI: *Robyns*\]
#### Herbarium and types
[[Collection BR|BR]]. – Further material e.g. at [[Collection BM|BM]], [[Collection C|C]], [[Collection F|F]], [[Collection G|G]], [[Collection K|K]] (incl. types), [[Collection MO|MO]], [[Collection NY|NY]], [[Collection P|P]].
#### Bibliography and biography
Barnhart 3: 166 (b. 25 mai 1901); BJI 2: 147; BL 1: 25, 315, 2: 34, 709; BM 7: 1084; Bossert p. 334; Hirsch p. 250; IH 1 (ed. 1): 15, (ed. 2): 30, (ed. 3): 33, 96, (ed. 4): 35, 105, (ed. 5): 28, 109, 2: (files); Kew 4: 491-496; Lenley p. 351; MW p. 415; Roon p. 94.
#### Biofile
- Anon., Bull. misc. Inf. Kew 1932: 106 (app. BR); Taxon 1: 36. 1952 (in group portr.), 5: 3. 1956 (in group portr.), 6: 31. 1957 (25 yrs director BR), 15: 287. 1966 (retirement).
- Bullock, A.A., Bibl. S. Afr. bot. 96. 1978.
- Robyns, W., Taxon 1: 26-27. 1951. (On *Flore du Congo belge*).
- Robyns, W., Liste des publications, typescript 1958, files I.A.P.T.; Taxon 13: 301-303. 1964 (presidential address I.A.P.T.: "The unity and the actual needs of plant taxonomy").
- Sayre, G., Bryologist 80: 516. 1977.
- Stafleu, F.A., Regn. veg. 5: 2. 1954 (in group portr.).
- Steenis, C.G.G. J. van, Fl. males. Bull. 13: 551. 1957 (25 yrs director), 21: 1383. 1966 (retirement).
- Verdoorn, F., ed., Chron. bot. 91. 1935, 2: 2, 28, 34, 35, 81, 83, 381. 1936, 3: 2, 27, 67, 68, 241, 310. 1937, 4: 183, 186, 245, 470, 561, 565. 1938, 6: 303. 1941, 7: 36, 280.
- 1943.
#### Eponymy
*Robynsia* Hutchinson (1931, *nom. cons.*); *Robynsiella* Suessenguth (1938); *Robynsiochloa* H. Jacques-Félix 81960); *Robynsiophyton* Wilczek (1953). *Note*: *Robynsia* Drapiez (1841, *nom. rej.*) and *Robynsia* Martens et Galeotti (1843) honor "Domini" Robyns 19th century collector and promoter of botany.
#### Festschrift
Bull. Jard. bot. État, Bruxelles, 27, 1957.
### Publications
##### n.9308. Tentamen monographiae Vangueriae
**Title**
*Tentamen monographiae Vangueriae* generumque offinium. Bruxelles (Goemare, Imprimeur du Roi,...) 1928. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Tent. monogr. Vanguerieae*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: p. 1-154. Mai 1928, p. 155-159. Aug 1928; cover t.p., \[i-iv\], \[1\]-359. *Copies*: BR, G, MICH, NY, PH. – Issued as Bull. Jard. bot. État, Bruxelles 11, fasc. 1 and 2.
*Ref*.: Krause, K., Bot. Jahrb. 63 (Lit); 62. 1930 (rev.).
##### n.9309. Flore agrostologique du Congo belge
**Title**
*Flore agrostologique du Congo belge* et du Ruanda-Urundi... Bruxelles (Goemaere, Imprimeur du Roi...) 1929-1934, 2 parts. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Fl. agrost. Congo belge*.
**Notes**
*1*: Sep-Dec 1929 (p. 8: Sep 1929; J. Bot. Mai 1930; Nat. Nov. Dec 1930), p. \[1\]-229, *pl. 1-18* (E.L. Thuring) in text, map.
*2*: Jul-Dec 1934 (p. 8: Jun 1934), p. \[1\]-386, *pl. 1-54* (Hel. Durand) in text.
*Copies*: BR, G, HH, MO, PH, USDA.
##### n.9310. Les espèces congolaises du genre Digitaria
**Title**
*Les espèces congolaises du genre Digitaria* Hall... Bruxelles (Librairie Falk fils, Georges van Campenhout,...). 1931. Qu.
**Abbreviated title**: *Esp. congol. Digitaria*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1931 (p. \[2\]: deposit 21 Feb 1931), p. \[1\]-52, *pl. 1-6* (Hél. Durand) with text, \[1\].*Copies*: BR, U. – Mém. Inst. Roy. Col. Belge 1(1). 1931.
##### n.9311. L'organisation florale des Solanacées zygomorphes
**Title**
*L'organisation florale des Solanacées zygomorphes*. Bruxelles (Maurice Lambertin,...) 1931. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Organis. fl. Solanac*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1931, p. \[1\]-82, *pl. 1-6*, with text. *Copy*: U.
##### n.9312. Les espèces congolaises du genre Panicum
**Title**
*Les espèces congolaises du genre Panicum* L.... Bruxelles (Hayez,...) 1932. Qu.
**Abbreviated title**: *Esp. congol. Panicum*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1932 (U rd. 11 Apr 1933), p. \[1\]-66, \[67, cont.\], *pl. 1-5* (Hél. Durand) with text.
*Copies*: BR, U, US. – Issued as Mém. Inst. Roy. colon. Belge 1(6), 1932.
##### n.9313. Essai de révision des espèces africaines du genre Annona
**Title**
*Essai de révision des espèces africaines du genre Annona* L.... Gembloux (Imprimerie J. Duculot, éditeur) 1934. Oct.
**Notes**
*Co-author*: Jean Hector Paul Auguste Ghesquière (1888-x).
*Publ*.: 1934, cover t.p., \[7\]-50, *pl. 1-4. Copy*: U. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Soc. Bot. Belg. 67(1): 7-50. 1934.
##### n.9314. Flore générale de Belgique
**Title**
*Flore générale de Belgique*... Bruxelles (Ministère de l'Agriculture-Jardin botanique de l'État) 1950-x. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Fl. gén. Belgique*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: in parallel series Pteridophytes, Bryophytes, Spermatophytes. *Copies*: BR, G, H, PH, U.
*Ptéridophytes* par André Lawalrée (1921-x), 1950 (p. iv: Oct 1950, U rd. 30 Jan 1951), p. \[i\*, iii\*\], \[i\]-iv, (préface W. Robyns), \[1\]-194, \[195\], \[1, colo.\].
*Bryophytes*:
- *1*(*1*): 1955 (t.p; BR rd. 9 Feb 1956), p. \[i\*, iii\*\], \[i\]-iv, (avant-propos, W. Robyns), \[1\]-131, \[1, colo.\]. Author: Constant Vanden Berghen (parts 1-3).
- (*2*): 1956, p. \[i, iii\], \[133\]-270, \[1, colo.\].
- (*3*): 1957 (BR rd. 10 Apr 1958), p. \[i, iii\], \[271\]-389. \[1, colo.\].
*2*(*1*): 1959 (BR rd. 25 Feb 1960), p. \[i\*-vii\*\], \[1\]-111, \[1, colo.\]. *Authors*: Fernand Demaret et Émile Castagne.
- (*2*): 1961 (BR rd. 11 Jan 1962; U rd. 31 Jan 1962), p. \[i, iii\], \[123\]-231, \[1, colo.\]. *Authors*: id.
- (*3*): 1964 (U rd. 4 Feb 1965), p. \[i, iii\], \[2331-397, \[1, colo.\]. *Authors*: id.
- *3*(*1*): 15 Feb 1968, p. \[i, iii\], \[1\]-112. *Authors*: Jean-Louis de Sloover & Fernand Demaret.
*Spermatophytes*:
- *1*(*1*): 1952 (BR rd. 1 Apr 1952), p. \[i, iii\*\], \[1\]-170 (preface Walter Robyns)\], \[1\]-170, \[1, colo.\]. *Author* (1-3): André Lawalrée.
- (*2*): 1953 (BR rd. 23 Mar 1953), p. \[i, iii\], \[170-349, \[1, colo.\].
- (*3*): 1954 (BR rd. 18 Mar 1954), p. \[i, iii\], \[3513-505, \[1, colo.\].
- *2*(*1*): 1955 (BR rd. 12 Apr 1955), p. \[i\]-v, \[1\]-120. *Author* (1-3): André Lawalrée.
- (*2*): 1956 (BR rd. 10 Apr 1956), p. \[i, iii\], \[121\]-285.
- (*3*): 1957 (BR rd. 27 Mai 1957), p. \[i, iii\], \[287\]-490, \[1, colo.\].
- *3*(*1*): 1958 (BR rd. 12 Mai 1958), p. \[i-v\], \[1\]-152. *Authorship*: André Lawalrée (general fasc. 1-3), Joseph Legrain (*Rubus*).
- (*2*): 1959 (BR rd. 29 Mai 1959), p. \[i, iii\],\[153\]-306.
- (*3*): 1960 (BR rd. 30 Sep 1960), p. \[i, iii\], \[307\]-440.
- *4*(*1*): 1961 (BR rd. 10 Oct 1961), p. \[1\]-134. *Authorship*: André Lawalrée (in general), James Cullen (*Anthyllis*).
- (*2*): 1963 (BR rd. 19 Mar 1963), p. \[i, iii\], \[135\]-237.
- (*3*): 1964 (U rd. 24 Nov 1964); p. \[i, iii\], \[239\]-390.
- *5*(*1*): 1966 (BR rd. 19 Aug 1966), p. \[i-v\], \[1\]-208, \[1, colo.\]. *Author*: André Lawalrée.
*Errata*: Bryophytes fasc. 1-2, loose, p. \[1-2\], fasc. 1-2-3, loose, 3 p. one-sided.
*Ref*.: Robyns, W., Taxon 1: 37-38. 1952.