''Rabiea'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...

s belonging to the family

Aizoaceae The Aizoaceae, or fig-marigold family, is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing 135 genera and about 1800 species. They are commonly known as ice plants or carpet weeds. They are often called vygies in South Africa and New ...

. It is native to the

Cape Provinces The Cape Provinces of South Africa is a biogeographical area used in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD). It is part of the WGSRPD region 27 Southern Africa. The area has the code "CPP". It includes the Sou ...

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

Known species

According to Kew: *''

Rabiea albinota ''Rabiea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It is native to the Cape Provinces and Free State within South Africa. The genus name of ''Rabiea'' is in honour of William Abbot Rabie (1869–1936), a South African ...

'' *'' Rabiea albipuncta'' *'' Rabiea comptonii'' *'' Rabiea difformis'' *''

Rabiea jamesii ''Rabiea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It is native to the Cape Provinces The Cape Provinces of South Africa is a biogeographical area used in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distribu ...

'' *'' Rabiea lesliei''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3061349 Aizoaceae Aizoaceae genera Plants described in 1930 Flora of the Cape Provinces Flora of the Free State Taxa named by N. E. Brown