Sobolewskia

Sobolewskia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.[1]

Sobolewskia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Sobolewskia
M.Bieb.
Synonyms

Macrosporum DC.

Its native range is from Crimea, Turkey to the Caucasus.[1]

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.[2] It was first described and published in Fl. Taur.-Caucas. Vol.3 on page 421 in 1819.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Sobolewskia caucasica (Rupr.) N.Busch
  • Sobolewskia clavata (Boiss.) Fenzl
  • Sobolewskia sibirica (Willd.) P.W.Ball
  • Sobolewskia truncata N.Busch

References
  1. "Sobolewskia M.Bieb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. 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.
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