Rajania

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Rajania
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Rajania
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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]

  • Sw. - Cuba, Haiti
  • Uline ex R.Knuth - Cuba
  • L. - Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles
  • R.Knuth - Cuba
  • L. - Hispaniola
  • Kunth - Bahamas, Cuba
  • R.A.Howard - Cuba
  • Sw. - Cuba, Hispaniola
  • Urb. - Haiti
  • R.Knuth - Cuba
  • (Kunth) Uline - Cuba
  • L. - Cuba, Hispaniola
  • Uline ex R.Knuth - Haiti
  • R.A.Howard - Cuba
  • R.Knuth - Cuba, Hispaniola
  • Uline ex R.Knuth - Cuba
  • Uline ex R.Knuth - Cuba

References[]

  1. ^ a b 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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