Vellosiella is a genus of hemiparasitic (a parasite under natural conditions, but remains photosynthetic to at least some degree) flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.[1]
| Vellosiella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Orobanchaceae |
| Genus: | Vellosiella Baill. |
It is native to Guyana and Venezuela in northern South America and southern parts of Brazil.[1]
Known species
editAs accepted by Kew:[1]
- Vellosiella dracocephaloides (Vell.) Baill.
- Vellosiella spathacea (Oliv.) Melch.
- Vellosiella westermanii Dusén
The genus name of Vellosiella is in honour of José Mariano de Conceição Vellozo (1742–1811), a Colonial Brazilian botanist who catalogued many specimens.[2] It was first described and published in Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris Vol.1 n page 715 in 1888.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Vellosiella Baill. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.