Kenneth Raymond Newbey (11 June 1936 – 24 July 1988) was a plant ecologist, botanical collector and horticulturist. Born in Katanning, Western Australia, he collected over 12000 specimens from the Albany-Esperance, Wheatbelt, goldfields and Pilbara regions of Western Australia.
He died in White Gum Valley in 1988.
His collection was incorporated into the CALM office in Albany.[1]
The shrub Leucopogon newbeyi was named in his honour.[2]
Publications
Publications include
- West Australian Wildflowers for Horticulture (1968, two volumes), one of the seminal works introducing native plants into horticulture in Western Australia[3]
- Newbey, Kenneth Raymond; Farm Management Foundation of Australia (1982), Growing trees on Western Australian wheatbelt farms, Farm Management Foundation of Australia, ISBN 978-0-909417-11-6
References
- ↑ "View archived webpage". Archived from the original on 20 December 2007.
- ↑ Hislop, Michael (2012). "Two new species from the Leucopogon distans group (Ericaceae: Styphelioideae: Styphelieae) and the reinstatement of L. penicillatus". Nuytsia. 22 (1): 9. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ↑ Newbey, Kenneth Raymond; Society for Growing Australian Plants (1968), West Australian wildflowers for horticulture, Society for Growing Australian Plants, ISBN 978-0-909830-04-5
- "Newbey, Kenneth R." Biographical notes on plant collectors and illustrators or others relevant to Australian botany. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 22 March 2007.
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