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Scientific classification 
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| 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. | |
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Willkommia is a genus of plants in the grass family. The genus has a disjunct distribution, with species native to Southern Africa, South America, and the United States.
Species
- Accepted species
- 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), Argentina, Uruguay
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- 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
- Tropicos, Willkommia Hack.
- Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- Clayton, W.D.; Vorontsova, M.S.; Harman, K.T.; Williamson, H. "Willkomias". GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Biota of North America Program, 2013 distribution map
- Parodi, Lorenzo Raimundo. 1925. Physis. Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Ciencias Naturales 8: 78
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