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
Falkia repens botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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Currently accepted species include:[2]

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.