Rajania
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus: | Rajania L. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
- Rajania angustifolia Sw. - Cuba, Haiti
- Rajania cephalocarpa Uline ex R.Knuth - Cuba
- Rajania cordata L. - Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles
- Rajania ekmanii R.Knuth - Cuba
- Rajania hastata L. - Hispaniola
- Rajania microphylla Kunth - Bahamas, Cuba
- Rajania nipensis R.A.Howard - Cuba
- Rajania ovata Sw. - Cuba, Hispaniola
- Rajania pilifera Urb. - Haiti
- Rajania porulosa R.Knuth - Cuba
- Rajania psilostachya (Kunth) Uline - Cuba
- Rajania quinquefolia L. - Cuba, Hispaniola
- Rajania spiculiflora Uline ex R.Knuth - Haiti
- Rajania tenella R.A.Howard - Cuba
- Rajania tenuiflora R.Knuth - Cuba, Hispaniola
- Rajania theresensis Uline ex R.Knuth - Cuba
- Rajania wrightii Uline ex R.Knuth - Cuba
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ 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.