Sobolewskia Explained

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

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

Known species

According to Kew:

• Sobolewskia caucasica
• Sobolewskia clavata
• Sobolewskia sibirica
• Sobolewskia truncata

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sobolewskia M.Bieb. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 23 May 2021 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 187926901 . 1 January 2021.