''Raffenaldia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s 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 Alire Raffeneau Delile (23 January 1778, in Versailles – 5 July 1850, in Montpellier) was a French botanist. Biography Delile studied botany with Jean Lemonnier, and was in the Paris medical school in 1796. Egypt Delile participated in Napoleon ...

(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'' *'' Raffenaldia primuloides''

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q9065953 Brassicaceae Brassicaceae genera Plants described in 1853 Flora of Algeria Flora of Morocco