Kenneth Raymond Newbey (11 June 1936 – 24 July 1988) was a plant ecologist, botanical collector and horticulturist. Born in

Katanning, Western Australia Katanning is a town located south-east of Perth, Western Australia on the Great Southern Highway. At the 2016 Australian census, 2016 census, Katanning had a population of 3,687. History The name ''Katanning'' is derived from the native name ...

, he collected over 12000 specimens from the Albany- Esperance, Wheatbelt, goldfields and

Pilbara The Pilbara () is a large, dry, thinly populated region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal peoples; its ancient landscapes; the red earth; and its vast mineral deposits, in particular iron ore. It is also a glo ...

regions of

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

. He died in White Gum Valley in 1988. His collection was incorporated into the CALM office in Albany. The shrub ''

Leucopogon newbeyi ''Leucopogon newbeyi'' is a species of flowering plant in the heath family Ericaceae and is endemic to a small area in the southwest of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with densely hairy young branchlets, linear to narrowly elliptic or na ...

'' was named in his honour.

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

* 1936 births 1988 deaths Botanists active in Australia Botany in Western Australia Scientists from Western Australia People from Katanning, Western Australia Plant ecologists 20th-century Australian botanists {{Australia-botanist-stub