# Vlokia

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{{Short description|Genus of succulents}}
{{automatic taxobox
|image = Vlokia montana 15278663.jpg
|image_caption = ''Vlokia montana''
|display_parents = 2
|taxon = Vlokia
|authority = [S.A.Hammer](/source/S._A._Hammer)
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision =
*''[Vlokia ater](/source/Vlokia_ater)'' <small>S.A.Hammer</small>
*''[Vlokia montana](/source/Vlokia_montana)'' <small>Klak</small>
|subdivision_ref = <ref name = powo>{{cite web |title=''Vlokia'' S.A.Hammer |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:980279-1 |website=[Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online) |publisher=[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew](/source/Royal_Botanic_Gardens%2C_Kew) |access-date=13 October 2025}}</ref>
}}

'''''Vlokia'''''  is a genus of flowering plants in the family [Aizoaceae](/source/Aizoaceae). It is endemic to the [Cape Provinces](/source/Cape_Provinces) of South Africa.<ref name = powo/> The first description of the genus (along with the species ''Vlokia ater'') was published in 1994 by [Steven A. Hammer](/source/Steven_A._Hammer). The [generic name](/source/Generic_name_(biology)) honors the discoverer of ''Vlokia ater'', South African botanist [Jan H. J. Vlok](/source/Jan_H._J._Vlok) (born 1957). The pronunciation "Flow-key-a" has been recommended based on the pronunciation of his name.<ref name=CSJ0>{{Cite journal
|year=1994
|title=''Vlokia'', a new genus in Aizoaceae
|first=Steven|last=Hammer
|journal=Cactus and Succulent Journal
|location=Los Angeles
|volume=66
|issue=6
|pages=256–258
}}</ref>

==Species==
*''[Vlokia ater](/source/Vlokia_ater)''<ref>{{cite web
 | title =Vlokia ater S.A. Hammer
 | url =https://www.gbif.org/species/3703306
 | website = Global Biodiversity Information Facility
 | access-date = 16 April 2019
 }}</ref>
*''[Vlokia montana](/source/Vlokia_montana)''<ref>{{cite web
 | title =Vlokia montana Klak
 | url =https://www.gbif.org/species/8416081
 | website = Global Biodiversity Information Facility
 | access-date = 16 April 2019
 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Category:Aizoaceae
Category:Aizoaceae genera
Category:Endemic flora of the Cape Provinces

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