Kenneth Newbey

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 12,000 specimens from the Albany-Esperance, Wheatbelt, goldfields, and Pilbara regions of Western Australia.

His collection was incorporated into the CALM office in Albany.

[1] The shrub Leucopogon newbeyi was named in his honour.

This article about an Australian botanist is a stub.