Kenneth Newbey Explained

Kenneth Raymond Newbey (11 June 1936 – 24 July 1988) was a plant ecologist, botanical collector, and horticulturist. Born in Katanning, Western Australia, he collected over 12,000 specimens from the Albany-Esperance, Wheatbelt, goldfields, and Pilbara regions of Western Australia.

He died in White Gum Valley in 1988. His collection was incorporated into the CALM office in Albany.^[1] The shrub Leucopogon newbeyi was named in his honour.^[2]

Publications

Publications include

• West Australian Wildflowers for Horticulture (1968, two volumes), one of the seminal works introducing native plants into horticulture in Western Australia

References

• Web site: Newbey, Kenneth R. . Biographical notes on plant collectors and illustrators or others relevant to Australian botany . . 2007-03-22.

Notes and References

1. Web site: View archived webpage. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20071220051200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23604/20071220-1612/www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/cabinet/mediast/dg96-24/fosalban.html . dead . 2007-12-20 .
2. Hislop . Michael . Two new species from the Leucopogon distans group (Ericaceae: Styphelioideae: Styphelieae) and the reinstatement of L. penicillatus. . Nuytsia . 2012 . 22 . 1 . 9. 10.58828/nuy00625 . 1 March 2023.