Falkia

Falkia
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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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]

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[2]

• Falkia canescens C.H.Wright
• Falkia oblonga Bernh.
• Falkia repens Thunb.

References

1. Nov. Gen. Pl.: 17 (1781)
2. "Falkia Thunb". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
3. Verdcourt, B. (1963). Convolvulaceae. United Kingdom: Kew Publishing. p. 14.