Rafnia
Introduction '''''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. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae.
Species ''Rafnia'' comprises the following species:* ''Rafnia acuminata'' (E. Mey.) G. J. Campbell & B.-E. van Wyk* ''Rafnia affinis'' Harv. * ''Rafnia alata'' * ''Rafnia amplexicaulis'' Thunb. * ''Rafnia angulata'' Thunb. * ''Rafnia axillaris'' * ''Rafnia capensis'' (L.) Schinz** 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 cuneifolia'' * ''Rafnia diffusa'' Thunb. * ''Rafnia ecklonis'' * ''Rafnia elliptica'' Thunb. * ''Rafnia erecta'' * ''Rafnia gibba'' * ''Rafnia globosa'' G.J.Campb. & B.-E.van Wyk* ''Rafnia lancea'' DC. * ''Rafnia lebeckioides'' * ''Rafnia opposita'' * ''Rafnia ovata'' * ''Rafnia racemosa'' Eckl. & Zeyh. * ''Rafnia retroflexa'' Thunb. * ''Rafnia schlechteriana'' * ''Rafnia spicata'' Thunb. * ''Rafnia triflora'' Thunb. * ''Rafnia virens'' E. Mey. * ''Rafnia vlokii''
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