''Raffenaldia'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s belonging to the family
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae () or (the older but equally valid) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important Family (biology), family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous pla ...
.
It is native to Algeria and Morocco in northern Africa.
The genus name of ''Raffenaldia'' is in honour of
Alire Raffeneau Delile (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 primuloides''
References
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Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae genera
Plants described in 1853
Flora of Algeria
Flora of Morocco
Taxa named by Dominique Alexandre Godron