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.
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 2 3 4 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.