''Randonia'' is a

monotypic genus In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...

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

Resedaceae Resedaceae is a family of mostly herbaceous dicotyledonous plants comprising 107 known species in 8 to 12 genera: *''Borthwickia'' - 1 species, sometimes placed in its own family Borthwickiaceae *''Caylusea'' - 3 species *'' Forchhammeria'' - 10 ...

. The only species is ''Randonia africana''. Its native range is

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desert in northern Africa. It is found in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia. The genus name of ''Randonia'' is in honour of Jacques Louis Randon (1795–1871), a French military and political leader, also

Marshal of France Marshal of France (french: Maréchal de France, plural ') is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to generals for exceptional achievements. The title has been awarded since 1185, though briefly abolished ( ...

and governor of Algeria. The Latin

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of ''africana'' means coming from Africa. The genus and the species were first described and published in Bull. Soc. Bot. France Vol.6 on pages 391-392 in 1859.

References

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