John Ewbank Leefe

John Ewbank Leefe
Born(1813-05-13)13 May 1813
Richmond, Yorkshire
Died8 August 1889(1889-08-08) (aged 76)
Redcar
NationalityBritish
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)Leefe

John Ewbank Leefe FLS (1813–1889) was an English amateur botanist and vicar in the Church of England. He was a leading expert on the British willows (Salix).[1][2]

  1. ^ "John Ewbank Leefe". Botanical Society of the British Isles (herbarium united.org).
  2. ^ Desmond, Ray (1994). Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists. p. 422. ISBN 9780850668438.