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Perennial herbs with annual stems arising from a spherical tuber buried several cm. deep in the soil. Stems solitary, erect. Leaves cauline, many, spirally arranged, with the lower surface sometimes scabrid or armed with hooked prickles. Flowers solitary in the leaf axils; tepals 6, blue or occasionally white.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Walleria Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=378
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Walleria

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Walleria is a genus of plants in the Tecophilaeaceae, first described as a genus in 1864. It is native to central and southern Africa.[1]

Species[1]
  1. Walleria gracilis (Salisb.) S.Carter - Namibia, Cape Province
  2. Walleria mackenziei J.Kirk - Zaire, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique
  3. Walleria nutans J.Kirk - Angola, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa

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Walleria: Brief Summary

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Walleria is a genus of plants in the Tecophilaeaceae, first described as a genus in 1864. It is native to central and southern Africa.

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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