Willkommia Explained

Willkommia is a genus of plants in the grass family.^{[1] [2]} The genus has a disjunct distribution, with species native to Southern Africa, South America, and the United States.

Species

Accepted species^[3]

• 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),^[4] Argentina, Uruguay^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33724521#page/215/mode/1up Hackel, Eduard. 1888. Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins für die Provinz Brandenburg und die Angrenzenden Länder 30: 145-146
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40026342 Tropicos, Willkommia Hack.
3. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00688.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
4. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Willkommia%20texana.png Biota of North America Program, 2013 distribution map
5. Parodi, Lorenzo Raimundo. 1925. Physis. Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Ciencias Naturales 8: 78