Sobolewskia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.[1]
| Sobolewskia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Sobolewskia M.Bieb. |
| Synonyms | |
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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
editAccording to Kew:[1]
- Sobolewskia caucasica (Rupr.) N.Busch
- Sobolewskia clavata (Boiss.) Fenzl
- Sobolewskia sibirica (Willd.) P.W.Ball
- Sobolewskia truncata N.Busch
References
edit- ^ a b c d "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.