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Willkommia

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Willkommia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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
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

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Accepted species[1][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Hackel, Eduard. 1888. Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins für die Provinz Brandenburg und die Angrenzenden Länder 30: 145-146 descriptions in Latin, locality information in German
  3. ^ Tropicos, Willkommia Hack.
  4. ^ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  5. ^ Clayton, W.D.; Vorontsova, M.S.; Harman, K.T.; Williamson, H. "Willkomias". GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  6. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 distribution map
  7. ^ Parodi, Lorenzo Raimundo. 1925. Physis. Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Ciencias Naturales 8: 78