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elwesii

Elwesii is a botanical species epithet used in the scientific names of plants. It is the Latinized genitive form of the surname Elwes, and it is typically employed to honor individuals with that name, most often Henry John Elwes, a British botanist and plant collector who lived from 1846 to 1922. As an epithet, elwesii appears in combination with a genus to form a complete binomial name.

A notable example is Galanthus elwesii, commonly known as Elwes’ snowdrop. This species belongs to the snowdrop

In botanical practice, elwesii is used across different plant genera as a tribute to Elwes or related

genus
Galanthus
and
is
one
of
several
elwesii-bearing
taxa,
recognized
for
its
early-flowering
white
flowers.
Galanthus
elwesii
is
associated
with
regions
of
the
Caucasus
and
parts
of
Turkey,
where
it
thrives
in
woodland
and
rocky
habitats.
family
or
colleagues,
reflecting
the
historical
tradition
of
naming
new
species
after
collectors
and
contributors.
The
epithet
does
not
by
itself
indicate
taxonomic
relationship
beyond
the
genus
with
which
it
is
combined,
and
individual
names
bearing
elwesii
may
be
reevaluated
or
reclassified
over
time
as
taxonomic
understanding
evolves.
As
with
other
patronymic
epithets,
its
presence
signals
gratitude
for
the
contributions
of
the
Elwes
family
to
botany.