Rafnia

Rafnia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 29 species of shrubs and subshrubs native to South Africa. They grow in Mediterranean-climate fynbos (shrubland) and grassland, mostly on rocky and sandy soils. Most are native to the Cape Provinces, with some extending eastwards into KwaZulu-Natal.[1] It belongs to subfamily Faboideae.

Rafnia
Rafnia triflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Crotalarieae
Genus: Rafnia
Thunb. (1800)
Species[1]

29; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Oedmannia Thunb. (1800)
  • Pelecynthis E.Mey. (1836)
  • Vascoa DC. (1826)

Species

Rafnia comprises the following species:[1][2][3][4]

  • Rafnia acuminata (E. Mey.) G. J. Campbell & B.-E. van Wyk
  • Rafnia affinis Harv.
  • Rafnia alata G.J.Campb. & B.-E.van Wyk
  • Rafnia amplexicaulis Thunb.
  • Rafnia angulata Thunb.
  • Rafnia axillaris Thunb.
  • Rafnia capensis (L.) Schinz
    • subsp. calycina G. J. Campbell & B.-E. van Wyk
    • subsp. capensis (L.) Druce
    • subsp. carinata G. J. Campbell & B.-E. van Wyk
    • subsp. dichotoma (Eckl. & Zeyh.) G. J. Campbell & B.-E. van Wyk
    • subsp. elsieae G. J. Campbell & B.-E. van Wyk
    • subsp. ovata (P. J. Bergius) G. J. Campbell & B.-E. van Wyk
    • subsp. pedicellata G. J. Campbell & B.-E. van Wyk
  • Rafnia crassifolia Harv.
  • Rafnia crispa C.H. Stirt.
  • Rafnia cuneifolia Thunb.
  • Rafnia diffusa Thunb.
  • Rafnia ecklonis E.Mey.
  • Rafnia elliptica Thunb.
  • Rafnia erecta Thunb.
  • Rafnia gibba (E.Mey.) Druce
  • Rafnia globosa G.J.Campb. & B.-E.van Wyk
  • Rafnia lancea DC.
  • Rafnia lebeckioides Boatwr. & B.-E.van Wyk
  • Rafnia opposita Thunb.
  • Rafnia ovata E.Mey.
  • Rafnia racemosa Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Rafnia retroflexa Thunb.
  • Rafnia schlechteriana Schinz
  • Rafnia spicata Thunb.
  • Rafnia triflora Thunb.
  • Rafnia virens E. Mey.
  • Rafnia vlokii G.J.Campb. & B.-E.van Wyk

References
  1. Rafnia Thunb. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. Campbell GJ, Van Wyk BE (2001). "A taxonomic revision of Rafnia (Fabaceae, Crotalarieae)". S Afr J Bot. 67 (2): 90–149. doi:10.1016/S0254-6299(15)31112-1.
  3. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Rafnia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  4. USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Rafnia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
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