Falkia
{{short description|Genus of Convolvulaceae plants}}
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|image_caption = Falkia repens botanical illustration
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|taxon = Falkia
|authority = Thunb.Nov. Gen. Pl.: 17 (1781)
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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. They are creeping perennial herbs.{{cite book |last=Verdcourt |first=B. |date=1963 |title=Convolvulaceae |location=United Kingdom |publisher=Kew Publishing |page=14 }}
Species
Currently accepted species include:{{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331608-2 |title=Falkia Thunb. |author= |date=2017 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=15 August 2020 }}
- Falkia canescens C.H.Wright
- Falkia oblonga Bernh.
- Falkia repens Thunb.