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A 350-year-old American Legume in Paris

1982; Southern Appalachian Botanical Society; Volume: 47; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

1938-4386

Frederick J. Peabody,

Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics

The earliest European record of Robinia pseudoacacia dates from 1634 when the famous British horticulturist John Tradescant lists the plant in his Plantarum in Horto, at which time it appears to have been at least 10 years old. Correspondence (ca. 1625-1635) between John Tradescant and Jean Robin (arborist to the French Court) is responsible for the introduction of this plant into French horticulture. French records indicate that this species was transplanted by Vespasien Robin, son of Jean, from his father's garden at Place Dauphine to the newly established Jardin Royal des Plantes Medicinales in 1635. This venerable native of North America, now about 350 years old, is