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June 2025

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Rafnia elliptica Thunb.

This species name was first published in Nov. Gen. Pl. 10: 145 (1800)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000211118.

Synonyms of Rafnia elliptica Thunb.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Rafnia myrtifolia C.Presl Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. , ser. 5, 3: 474 (1845) wfo-0000400591
Genista cotinifolia Burm.f. Fl. Indica , Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 21 (1768) wfo-0000696405
Rafnia erecta Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 160 (1836) wfo-0000733847
Rafnia intermedia Vogel ex Walp. Linnaea 13: 463 (1840) wfo-0000733851
Rafnia meyeriana C.Presl Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. , ser. 5, 3: 474 (1845) wfo-0000733853
Rafnia reflexa Walp. Repert. Bot. Syst. 2: 833 (1843) wfo-0000733857
Rafnia elliptica Sieber ex C.Presl Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. , ser. 5, 3: 474 (1845) wfo-0001058131
Rafnia elliptica var. acuminata Harv. Fl. Cap. 2: 33 (1862) wfo-1200000750
Rafnia elliptica var. erecta Harv. Fl. Cap. 2: 33 (1862) wfo-1200000751
Rafnia elliptica var. intermedia Harv. Fl. Cap. 2: 33 (1862) wfo-1200000752
Rafnia axillaris Benth. London J. Bot. 2: 468 (1843) wfo-1200023050
Rafnia cuneifolia E.Mey. Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. : 12 (1836) wfo-1200023051
Rafnia retroflexa Eckl. & Zeyh. Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 160 (1836) wfo-1200023055