Biology:Willkommia

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Short description: Genus of grasses

Willkommia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Cynodonteae
Subtribe: Traginae
Genus: Willkommia
Hack.
Type species
Willkommia sarmentosa
Hack.
Synonyms[1]
  • Willbleibia Herter

Willkommia is a genus of plants in the grass family.[2][3] The genus has a disjunct distribution, with species native to Southern Africa, South America, and the United States.[1]

Species

Accepted species[1][4][5]
  • Willkommia annua Hack. - Angola, Namibia
  • Willkommia newtonii Hack. - Angola, Namibia
  • Willkommia sarmentosa Hack. - Angola, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal
  • Willkommia texana Hitchc. - United States (Texas , Oklahoma),[6] Argentina , Uruguay[7]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2483878 entry