Rabiea

Rabiea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Aizoaceae
Genus:	Rabiea; N.E.Br.

Short description: Genus of flowering plant

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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Rabiea N.E.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:16323-1.
↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018) (in German) (pdf). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.