Vellozia

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Vellozia
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Vellozia aloifolia[2]
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Velloziaceae
Genus: Vellozia
Vand.
Type species
Vellozia candida
J.C. Mikan[1]

Vellozia is a plant genus in the family Velloziaceae, established in 1788.[1][3]

The genus is endemic to South America except for one species (V. tubiflora), whose range extends into Panama. Most of the species are native to Brazil, with a dense concentration of species in the State of Minas Gerais.[4]

Species[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Tropicos, Vellozia Vand.
  2. ^ 1824 illustration from Nova genera et species plantarum. Munich, author Martius, Carl Friedrich Philipp von
  3. ^ Vandelli, Domingo. 1788. Florae Lusitanicae et Brasiliensis Specimen 32
  4. ^ Smith, Lyman Bradford. 1962. A synopsis of the American Velloziaceae. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 35: 251-292, plates i-viii
  5. ^ The Plant List, search for Vellozia
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