Biology:Vellozia
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Vellozia | |
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| Vellozia aloifolia[2] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Velloziaceae |
| Genus: | Vellozia Vand. |
| Type species | |
| Vellozia candida J.C. Mikan[1]
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tropicos, Vellozia Vand.
- ↑ 1824 illustration from Nova genera et species plantarum. Munich, author Martius, Carl Friedrich Philipp von
- ↑ Vandelli, Domingo. 1788. Florae Lusitanicae et Brasiliensis Specimen 32
- ↑ Smith, Lyman Bradford. 1962. A synopsis of the American Velloziaceae. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 35: 251-292, plates i-viii
- ↑ The Plant List, search for Vellozia
Wikidata ☰ Q9092836 entry
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