Biology:Velleia

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Velleia
Velleia paradoxa.jpg
Velleia paradoxa
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Velleia
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Species

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Synonyms
  • Antherostylis C.A.Gardner
  • Euthales R.Br.
  • Menoceras (R.Br.) Lindl.

Velleia is a genus of herbs in the family Goodeniaceae. Of the 22 species, 21 are endemic to Australia , and one is endemic to New Guinea.[1][2] The genus was named by James Edward Smith, after Thomas Velley.[3]

Species

Species include:

  • Velleia arguta R.Br.
  • Velleia connata F.Muell.
  • Velleia cycnopotamica F.Muell.
  • Velleia daviesii F.Muell.
  • Velleia discophora F.Muell.
  • Velleia exigua (F.Muell.) Carolin
  • Velleia foliosa (Benth.) K.Krause
  • Velleia glabrata Carolin
  • Velleia hispida W.Fitzg.
  • Velleia lyrata R.Br.
  • Velleia macrocalyx de Vriese
  • Velleia macrophylla (Lindl.) Benth.
  • Velleia montana Hook.f.
  • Velleia panduriformis Benth.
  • Velleia paradoxa R.Br.
  • Velleia parvisepta Carolin
  • Velleia perfoliata R.Br.
  • Velleia pubescens R.Br.
  • Velleia rosea S.Moore
  • Velleia spathulata R.Br.
  • Velleia trinervis Labill.

References

  1. "Velleia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=VELLEIA. 
  2. Carolin, R.C.. "Genus Velleia". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Velleia. 
  3. Margaret G. Corrick; Bruce Alexander Fuhrer (2009). Wildflowers of Southern Western Australia. Rosenberg Pub.. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-877058-84-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=gzgsXMXxAd0C&pg=PA79. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5492013 entry