Velloziaceae
Vellozia

Vellozia caruncularis Mart. ex Seub.

First published in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(1): 78 (1847)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. & E. Bolivia to Brazil (Minas Gerais). It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Smith, L.B. & Ayensu, E.S. (1976). A revision of American Velloziaceae. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 30: 1-172.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Smith, L.B. & Ayensu, E.S. (1976). A revision of American Velloziaceae. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 30: 1-172.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 31, 1998 Sellow [1194] Brazil K000400755 Type Yes
Mar 31, 1998 Martius [726] Brazil K000400754 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Riedel [1053] Brazil K000400756 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Riedel [1053] Brazil K000400757 Isotype Yes
Fothergill, J.M. [16] Brazil K001639135 No
Arroyo, L.; Killeen; Mostacedo; Wellens [737] Bolivia K002775517 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
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