Rafnia

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)

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.

  1. ^ a b c Rafnia Thunb. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 September 2023.