Raffenaldia

Raffenaldia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.[1]

Raffenaldia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Raffenaldia
Godr.
Synonyms

Cossonia Durieu

It is native to Algeria and Morocco in northern Africa.[1]

The genus name of Raffenaldia is in honour of Alire Raffeneau Delile (1778–1850), a French botanist.[2] It was first described and published in Mém. Sect. Med. Acad. Sci. Montpellier Vol.1 on page 413 in 1853.[1]

Known species, according to Kew:[1]

  • Raffenaldia platycarpa (Coss.) Stapf
  • Raffenaldia primuloides Godr.

References
  1. "Raffenaldia Godr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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