Rabiea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Aizoaceae |
Subfamily: | Ruschioideae |
Tribe: | Ruschieae |
Genus: | Rabiea N.E.Br. |
It is native to the Cape Provinces and Free State within South Africa.[1]
The genus name of Rabiea is in honour of William Abbot Rabie (1869–1936), a South African clergyman and plant collector.[2] It was first described and published in Gard. Chron., series 3, Vol.88 on page 279 in 1930.[1]
Known species
editAccording to Kew:[1]
- Rabiea albinota (Haw.) N.E.Br.
- Rabiea albipuncta (Haw.) N.E.Br.
- Rabiea comptonii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
- Rabiea difformis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
- Rabiea jamesii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
- Rabiea lesliei N.E.Br.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Rabiea N.E.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.