Rafnia

Rafnia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.

Rafnia
Rafnia triflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Crotalarieae[1][2]
Genus:
Rafnia

Thunb.
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • Vascoa DC.

Species

Rafnia comprises the following species:[3][4][5]

  • Rafnia acuminata (E. Mey.) G. J. Campbell & B.-E. van Wyk
  • Rafnia affinis Harv.
  • Rafnia amplexicaulis Thunb.
  • Rafnia angulata Thunb.
  • Rafnia capensis (L.) Druce
    • 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 diffusa Thunb.
  • Rafnia divaricata Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Rafnia elliptica Thunb.
  • Rafnia ericifolia T.M. Salter
  • Rafnia fastigiata Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Rafnia globosa G. J. Campbell & B.-E. van Wyk
  • Rafnia humilis Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Rafnia lancea DC.
  • Rafnia racemosa Eckl. & Zeyh.
  • Rafnia retroflexa Thunb.
  • Rafnia spicata Thunb.
  • Rafnia thunbergii Harv.
  • Rafnia triflora Thunb.
  • Rafnia virens E. Mey.

References
  1. Boatwright JS, le Roux MM, Wink M, Morozova T, Van Wyk BE (2008). "Phylogenetic relationships of tribe Crotalarieae (Fabaceae) inferred from DNA sequences and morphology". Syst Bot. 33 (4): 752–761. doi:10.1600/036364408786500271. JSTOR 40211942.
  2. Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk BE, Wojciechowski MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
  3. 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.
  4. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Rafnia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  5. 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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