Raffenaldia

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Raffenaldia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Raffenaldia
Godr.
Synonyms

CossoniaDurieu

Raffenaldia primuloides in the Dresden Botanical Garden Raffenaldia primuloides 01.jpg
Raffenaldia primuloides in the Dresden Botanical Garden

Raffenaldia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. [1]

It is native to Algeria and Morocco in northern Africa. [1]

The genus name of Raffenaldia is in honour of Alire Raffeneau Delile (1778–1850), a French botanist. [2] It was first described and published in Mém. Sect. Med. Acad. Sci. Montpellier Vol.1 on page 413 in 1853. [1]

Known species, according to Kew: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Raffenaldia Godr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 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.