''Walleria'' is a genus of plants in the
Tecophilaeaceae
Tecophilaeaceae is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. It consists of nine genera with a total of 27 species.
The family has only recently been recognized by taxonomists. The APG IV system of 2016 (un ...
, first described as a genus in 1864. It is native to central and southern
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
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;Species[
# '' Walleria gracilis'' (Salisb.) S.Carter - Namibia, Cape Province
# '' Walleria mackenziei'' J.Kirk - Zaire, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique
# '' Walleria nutans'' J.Kirk - Angola, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
]
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Asparagales genera
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