Vellozia Explained

Vellozia is a plant genus in the family Velloziaceae, established in 1788.^{[1] [2]}

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.^[3]

Species^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40023592 Tropicos, Vellozia Vand.
2. https://archive.org/details/floraelusitanica00vand/page/n3 Vandelli, Domingo. 1788. Florae Lusitanicae et Brasiliensis Specimen 32
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/400029#page/296/mode/1up Smith, Lyman Bradford. 1962. A synopsis of the American Velloziaceae. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 35: 251-292, plates i-viii
4. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Vellozia The Plant List, search for Vellozia