Rajania

Rajania
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Rajania
L.
Synonyms[1]

Raja Burm. in C. Plumier

Rajania is a genus of plants in the Dioscoreaceae. It is native to the West Indies, with 14 of the 17 known species found in Cuba.[1][2]

  1. Rajania angustifolia Sw. - Cuba, Haiti
  2. Rajania cephalocarpa Uline ex R.Knuth - Cuba
  3. Rajania cordata L. - Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles
  4. Rajania ekmanii R.Knuth - Cuba
  5. Rajania hastata L. - Hispaniola
  6. Rajania microphylla Kunth - Bahamas, Cuba
  7. Rajania nipensis R.A.Howard - Cuba
  8. Rajania ovata Sw. - Cuba, Hispaniola
  9. Rajania pilifera Urb. - Haiti
  10. Rajania porulosa R.Knuth - Cuba
  11. Rajania psilostachya (Kunth) Uline - Cuba
  12. Rajania quinquefolia L. - Cuba, Hispaniola
  13. Rajania spiculiflora Uline ex R.Knuth - Haiti
  14. Rajania tenella R.A.Howard - Cuba
  15. Rajania tenuiflora R.Knuth - Cuba, Hispaniola
  16. Rajania theresensis Uline ex R.Knuth - Cuba
  17. Rajania wrightii Uline ex R.Knuth - Cuba


References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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