Fabaceae

Rafnia elliptica Thunb.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Rafnia

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Rafnia elliptica: Rafnia elliptica , flowers; coastal grassland, Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa — Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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Arabic: رفنية إهليلجية

Synonyms

Genista cotinifolia Burm.f.
Rafnia axillaris Benth.
Rafnia cuneifolia E.Mey.
Rafnia elliptica var. acuminata Harv.
Rafnia elliptica var. erecta Harv.
Rafnia elliptica var. intermedia Harv.
Rafnia erecta Eckl. & Zeyh.
Rafnia intermedia Vogel ex Walp.
Rafnia meyeriana C.Presl
Rafnia myrtifolia C.Presl
Rafnia reflexa Walp.
Rafnia retroflexa Eckl. & Zeyh.

Photos

Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.