Rajania

Rajania is a genus of plants in the Dioscoreaceae. It is native to the West Indies, with 14 of the 17 known species found in Cuba.[1][2]

  • Rajania angustifolia Sw. - Cuba, Haiti
  • Rajania cephalocarpa Uline ex R.Knuth - Cuba
  • Rajania cordata L. - Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles
  • Rajania ekmanii R.Knuth - Cuba
  • Rajania hastata L. - Hispaniola
  • Rajania microphylla Kunth - Bahamas, Cuba
  • Rajania nipensis R.A.Howard - Cuba
  • Rajania ovata Sw. - Cuba, Hispaniola
  • Rajania pilifera Urb. - Haiti
  • Rajania porulosa R.Knuth - Cuba
  • Rajania psilostachya (Kunth) Uline - Cuba
  • Rajania quinquefolia L. - Cuba, Hispaniola
  • Rajania spiculiflora Uline ex R.Knuth - Haiti
  • Rajania tenella R.A.Howard - Cuba
  • Rajania tenuiflora R.Knuth - Cuba, Hispaniola
  • Rajania theresensis Uline ex R.Knuth - Cuba
  • Rajania wrightii Uline ex R.Knuth - Cuba

Rajania
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Rajania
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Synonyms[1]
  • Raja Burm. in C. Plumier

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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