''Rawsonia'' 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 in the family
Achariaceae
Achariaceae is a family of flowering plants consisting of 31 genera and about 155 species of tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees. The APG IV system has greatly expanded the scope of the family by including many genera previously classified in Flac ...
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It includes two species native to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Sudan and Somalia to Angola and South Africa.
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Species
''Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
''[Plants of the World Online: Rawsonia Harv. & Sond. (retrieved 26 November 2020)]
/ref> accepts two species:
* '' Rawsonia burtt-davyi'' (Edlin) F.White
* ''Rawsonia lucida
''Rawsonia lucida'' (synonym ''R. reticulata'') is a species of plant in the ''Achariaceae'' family. It is found in eastern, central and southern Africa.
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Rawsonia, luc ...
'' Harv. & Sond. (synonyms include: ''R. reticulata'' Gilg, ''R. spinidens'' (Hiern) Mendonca ex Sleumer)
References
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Achariaceae genera
Flora of the Afrotropical realm
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Otto Wilhelm Sonder
Taxa named by William Henry Harvey