Robinia, the locust, honors another French botanist, Robin, and his son.
Rogers, Julia Ellen, Trees Worth Knowing(2011)
Robinia, in honor of Jean Robin, of France; pseudacacia, means false acacia.
Noyes, William, Wood and Forest(2011)
Robinia Pseudacacia.*—An elegant foliage tree, and usually the last to break into leaf.
Cook, Ernest Thomas, Trees and Shrubs for English Garden...(2010)