Snowdenia Explained

Snowdenia is a genus of plants in the grass family, they are native to Arabia and East Africa.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

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.^[5]

Species

As accepted by Kew;^[6]

• 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

Notes and References

1. Hubbard, Charles Edward 1929. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew 1929(1): 30–31
2. Pilger, Robert Knud Friedrich. 1938. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 14: 103
3. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40001449 Tropicos, Snowdenia C.E. Hubb.
4. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00589.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
5. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.
6. Web site: Snowdenia C.E.Hubb. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 29 October 2022 . en.