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the web of life in southern Africa

Genus: Willkommia

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Poales > Family: Poaceae

There are four species worldwide (tropical Africa, USA) of which three are native to southern Africa (N Namibia, Botswana). 

Species native to southern Africa

List from Plants of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and Flora of Zimbabwe.

Willkommia annua

 

Willkommia newtonii

 

Willkommia sarmentosa