Rabiea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Aizoaceae
Subfamily: Ruschioideae
Tribe: Ruschieae
Genus: Rabiea
N.E.Br.

Rabiea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae.[1]

It is native to the Cape Provinces and Free State within South Africa.[1]

The genus name of Rabiea is in honour of William Abbot Rabie (1869–1936), a South African clergyman and plant collector.[2] It was first described and published in Gard. Chron., series 3, Vol.88 on page 279 in 1930.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Rabiea albinota (Haw.) N.E.Br.
  • Rabiea albipuncta (Haw.) N.E.Br.
  • Rabiea comptonii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
  • Rabiea difformis (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
  • Rabiea jamesii (L.Bolus) L.Bolus
  • Rabiea lesliei N.E.Br.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rabiea N.E.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 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.
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