Rafnia

Rafnia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 29 species of shrubs and subshrubs native to South Africa. They grow in Mediterranean-climate fynbos (shrubland) and grassland, mostly on rocky and sandy soils. Most are native to the Cape Provinces, with some extending eastwards into KwaZulu-Natal. It belongs to subfamily Faboideae.

==Species== Rafnia comprises the following species: Rafnia acuminata (E. Mey.) G. J. Campbell & B.-E. van Wyk Rafnia affinis Harv. Rafnia alata Rafnia amplexicaulis Thunb. Rafnia angulata Thunb. Rafnia axillaris Rafnia capensis (L.) Schinz subsp. calycina G. J. Campbell & B.-E. van Wyk subsp. capensis (L.) Druce subsp. carinata G. J. Campbell & B.-E. van Wyk subsp. dichotoma (Eckl. & Zeyh.) G. J. Campbell & B.-E. van Wyk subsp. elsieae G. J. Campbell & B.-E. van Wyk subsp. ovata (P. J. Bergius) G. J. Campbell & B.-E. van Wyk subsp. pedicellata G. J. Campbell & B.-E. van Wyk Rafnia crassifolia Harv. Rafnia crispa C.H. Stirt. Rafnia cuneifolia Rafnia diffusa Thunb. Rafnia ecklonis Rafnia elliptica Thunb. Rafnia erecta Rafnia gibba Rafnia globosa G.J.Campb. & B.-E.van Wyk Rafnia lancea DC. Rafnia lebeckioides Rafnia opposita Rafnia ovata Rafnia racemosa Eckl. & Zeyh. Rafnia retroflexa Thunb. Rafnia schlechteriana Rafnia spicata Thunb. Rafnia triflora Thunb. Rafnia virens E. Mey. Rafnia vlokii