''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:
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Raffenaldia platycarpa
''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
Alire Raffeneau Delile (23 ...
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Raffenaldia primuloides''
References
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Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae genera
Plants described in 1853
Flora of Algeria
Flora of Morocco