Robillard, Victor de (fl. 1856-1884)

Herbarium
Natural History Museum (BM)
Collection
Plant Collectors
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Contributor
Natural History Museum (BM)
First name(s)
Victor de
Last name
Robillard
Initials
V. de
Life Dates
1856 - 1884
Collecting Dates
1875 - 1876
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Algae
Bryophytes
Fungi
Organisation(s)
B, BM, E, G, H, M, MANCH, NMW, NSW, NY, PC
Countries
Madagascan region: MadagascarMascarenes: Mauritius
Associate(s)
Darwin, Charles Robert (1809-1882) (correspondent)
Biography
Mauritian physician and naturalist, an active member of the Natural History Society of Mauritius. He corresponded with Darwin (1856-1857) on the taxonomic affinities of mollusca from the region and their distinction from those of Africa. As a botanist he mainly collected cryptogamic plants but he also made collections of mammals, fish, crustacea, and echinoderms. Robillard sold specimens latterly as a professional collector, particularly to the Museum of Melbourne.
References
Dorr, L.J. Pl. Collectors Madagasc. Comoro Is. (1997): 409; Vegter, H.I., Index Herb. Coll. N-R (1983): 769;
Robillard, Victor de (fl. 1856-1884)
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