Rabiea

Short description: Genus of flowering plant

Rabiea

Scientific 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Rabiea N.E.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:16323-1.
2. ↑ 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.

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