Sobolewskia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Sobolewskia M.Bieb. |
Synonyms | |
Macrosporum DC. |
Sobolewskia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Its native range is from Crimea, Turkey to the Caucasus.
The genus name of Sobolewskia is in honour of Gregor Federovitch Sobolewsky or (otherwise spelt) Gregoriy Federowich Sobolewski (1741–1807), a Russian military doctor, botanist and mycologist. He was also botanical garden director in Saint Petersburg and a professor of botany. It was first described and published in Fl. Taur.-Caucas. Vol.3 on page 421 in 1819.
Known species
According to Kew:
- Sobolewskia caucasica (Rupr.) N.Busch
- Sobolewskia clavata (Boiss.) Fenzl
- Sobolewskia sibirica (Willd.) P.W.Ball
- Sobolewskia truncata N.Busch
References
- ^ "Sobolewskia M.Bieb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Sobolewskia |