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]

Adriaan van Royen
Adriaan van Royen Painting by Hieronymus van der Mey]
Born	(1704-11-04)November 4, 1704
Died	February 28, 1779(1779-02-28) (aged 74)
Nationality	Dutch
Scientific career
Fields	Botany
Institutions	Leiden University

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.

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