Adriaan van Royen | |
|---|---|
 Adriaan van Royen Painting by Hieronymus van der Mey] | |
| Born | November 4, 1704 |
| Died | February 28, 1779 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | Leiden 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.
- ^ Sandermann Olsen, Sven-Erik, (1997): Bibliographia Discipuli Linnæi, Bibliographies of the 331 Pupils of Linnæus, Kopenhagen
- ^ "Fellow details". Royal Society. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Royen.