Biology:Velleia macrophylla

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Short description: Species of flowering plant


Velleia macrophylla
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Velleia macrophylla
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Velleia
Species:
V. macrophylla
Binomial name
Velleia macrophylla
(Lindl.) Benth.[1][2]
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Occurrence data for V. macrophylla from AVH
Synonyms[3]

Euthales macrophylla Lindl.
Goodenia macrophylla (Lindl.) F.Muell.

Velleia macrophylla, or large-leaved Velleia, is a perennial herb in the family Goodeniaceae, which is endemic to Western Australia.[4][5] It grows on moist sites in Beard's South-west province.[4] It flowers from October to December or January.[4]

The species was first described as Euthales macrophylla by John Lindley in 1840.[1][6] The species was redescribed by George Bentham in 1868 as Velleia macrophylla.[2][1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Velleia macrophylla". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=480553. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Bentham, G. (1868) Flora Australiensis 4: 47
  3. Govaerts, R. et al. (2018) Plants of the world online: Velleia macrophylla. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Velleia macrophylla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/7662. 
  5. "Velleia macrophylla – Occurrence records" (in en-AU). Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. http://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Velleia+macrophylla#tab_mapView. 
  6. Lindley, J. in Lindley, J. (ed.) (1840) Edwards's Botanical Register 26: 54

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q17480529 entry