Rabiea

Rabiea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Aizoaceae
Subfamily:	Ruschioideae
Tribe:	Ruschieae
Genus:	Rabiea ; N.E.Br.

Last updated February 02, 2026

Rabiea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.^[1]

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

According 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

1 2 3 4 "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.

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[POWO-1] 1 2 3 4 "Rabiea N.E.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

[2] 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.

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