Falkia

Genus of Convolvulaceae plants

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

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Currently accepted species include:[2]

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

## References

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1. ^ Nov. Gen. Pl.: 17 (1781)
2. ^ a b "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.

Taxon identifiers

Falkia|

* Wikidata: Q8960793
* Wikispecies: Falkia
* APDB: 190733
* BOLD: 422878
* CoL: 634YC
* EPPO: 1FAKG
* GBIF: 7324405
* GRIN: 4611
* iNaturalist: 570151
* IPNI: 331608-2
* IRMNG: 1024590
* NCBI: 197390
* Open Tree of Life: 785036
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331608-2
* Tropicos: 40008508
* WFO: wfo-4000014578