| Raffenaldia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Raffenaldia Godr. |
| Synonyms | |
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Cossonia Durieu | |
Raffenaldia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
It is native to Algeria and Morocco in northern Africa.
The genus name of Raffenaldia is in honour of Alire Raffeneau Delile (1778–1850), a French botanist. It was first described and published in Mém. Sect. Med. Acad. Sci. Montpellier Vol.1 on page 413 in 1853.
Known species, according to Kew:
- Raffenaldia platycarpa (Coss.) Stapf
- Raffenaldia primuloides Godr.
References
- ^ "Raffenaldia Godr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Raffenaldia | |