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- ↑ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886 . Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ↑ "Sibthorpia | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ↑ "Sibthorp, Humphrey (1744-1815), of Canwick, Lincs."
- ↑ International Plant Names Index. H.Sibth.
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