Snowdenia
Genus of plants
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Snowdenia is a genus of plants in the grass family, they are native to Arabia and East Africa.[2][3][4][5]
| Snowdenia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Supertribe: | Panicodae |
| Tribe: | Paniceae |
| Subtribe: | Cenchrinae |
| Genus: | Snowdenia C.E.Hubb. |
| Type species | |
| Snowdenia microcarpha | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Beckera Fresen. | |
The genus was circumscribed by Charles Edward Hubbard in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew (1929) on page 30 in 1929.[1]
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.[6]
Species
As accepted by Kew;[1]
