The Probert Encyclopaedia of Nature

ROBINIA

Robinia is a genus of trees of the family Leguminosae. The genus is named after Jean and Vespasien Robin who were royal gardeners in Paris in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. They have pink or white flowers borne in pendulous racemes and pinnate leaves. The chief species is the American locust tree which yields a valuable hard wood. The false acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia) is often planted in Europe.
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