Biology:Falkia

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Short description: Genus of Convolvulaceae plants

Falkia
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Scientific classification e
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. 2.0 2.1 "Falkia Thunb.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331608-2. 
  3. Verdcourt, B. (1963). Convolvulaceae. United Kingdom: Kew Publishing. p. 14. 

Wikidata ☰ Q8960793 entry