Snowdenia is a genus of plants in the grass family, they are native to Arabia and East Africa.Hubbard, Charles Edward 1929. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information Kew 1929(1): 30–31Pilger, Robert Knud Friedrich. 1938. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 14: 103Tropicos, Snowdenia C.E. Hubb.Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
The genus was circumscribed by Charles Edward Hubbard in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew (1929) on page 30 in 1929.
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.
Species As accepted by Kew; Snowdenia microcarpha C.E.Hubb. - Uganda Snowdenia mutica (Hochst.) Pilg. - Ethiopia Snowdenia petitiana (A.Rich.) C.E.Hubb. - Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen Snowdenia polystachya (Fresen.) Pilg. - Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Saudi Arabia
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