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.
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| Rafnia triflora | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Crotalarieae |
| Genus: | Rafnia Thunb. (1800) |
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29; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
editRafnia 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
edit- ^ a b c d Rafnia Thunb. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Rafnia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ 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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