Falkia
Falkia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Convolvulaceae, native to southern Africa, eastern Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula.[2] They are creeping perennial herbs.[3]
Falkia | |
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Falkia repens botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Convolvulaceae |
Tribe: | Dichondreae |
Genus: | Falkia Thunb.[1] |
Species | |
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Species
Currently accepted species include:[2]
- Falkia canescens C.H.Wright
- Falkia oblonga Bernh.
- Falkia repens Thunb.
References
- Nov. Gen. Pl.: 17 (1781)
- "Falkia Thunb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- Verdcourt, B. (1963). Convolvulaceae. United Kingdom: Kew Publishing. p. 14.
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