''Sobolewskia'' is a genus of
flowering plants belonging to the family
Brassicaceae.
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
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. He was also botanical garden director in
Saint Petersburg and a professor of botany.
It was first described and published in Fl. Taur.-Caucas. Vol.3 on page 421 in 1819.
Known species
According to Kew:
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Sobolewskia caucasica
''Sobolewskia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Its native range is from Crimea, Turkey to the Caucasus.
The genus name of ''Sobolewskia'' is in honour of Gregor Federovitch Sobolewsky or (otherwise spel ...
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Sobolewskia clavata
''Sobolewskia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
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) Gr ...
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Sobolewskia sibirica''
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Sobolewskia truncata''
References
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Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae genera
Plants described in 1819
Flora of the Crimean Peninsula
Flora of the North Caucasus
Flora of the Transcaucasus