Snowdenia is a genus of plants in the grass family, they are native to Arabia and East Africa.[2][3][4][5]
| Snowdenia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Supertribe: | Panicodae |
| Tribe: | Paniceae |
| Subtribe: | Cenchrinae |
| Genus: | Snowdenia C.E.Hubb. |
| Type species | |
| Snowdenia microcarpha | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Beckera Fresen. | |
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
editAs accepted by Kew;[1]
- Snowdenia microcarpha C.E.Hubb. - Uganda
- Snowdenia mutica (Hochst.) Pilg. - Ethiopia
- Snowdenia petitiana (A.Rich.) C.E.Hubb. - Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen
- Snowdenia polystachya (Fresen.) Pilg. - Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Saudi Arabia
References
edit- ^ a b c "Snowdenia C.E.Hubb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ Hubbard, Charles Edward 1929. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew 1929(1): 30–31
- ^ Pilger, Robert Knud Friedrich. 1938. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 14: 103
- ^ Tropicos, Snowdenia C.E. Hubb.
- ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- ^ 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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