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Snowdenia

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Snowdenia is a genus of plants in the grass family, they are native to Arabia and East Africa.[2][3][4][5]

The genus was circumscribed by Charles Edward Hubbard in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew (1929) on page 30 in 1929.[1]

The genus name of Snowdenia is in honour of Joseph Devenport Snowden (1886–1973), who was a British gardener, botanist and mycologist. Who worked at Kew Gardens.[6]

Species

As accepted by Kew;[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Snowdenia C.E.Hubb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. ^ Hubbard, Charles Edward 1929. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew 1929(1): 30–31
  3. ^ Pilger, Robert Knud Friedrich. 1938. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 14: 103
  4. ^ Tropicos, Snowdenia C.E. Hubb.
  5. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  6. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
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Snowdenia: Brief Summary

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Snowdenia is a genus of plants in the grass family, they are native to Arabia and East Africa.

The genus was circumscribed by Charles Edward Hubbard in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew (1929) on page 30 in 1929.

The genus name of Snowdenia is in honour of Joseph Devenport Snowden (1886–1973), who was a British gardener, botanist and mycologist. Who worked at Kew Gardens.

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