1247.010 Xerophyta
VELLOZIA Vand.
Gonçalves, A.E. (2009) Velloziaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(2)
Description of the genus
Perennial herbs or shrubs. Stems and branches covered in a thick covering of leaf bases. Flowers with or without a rudimentary corona, solitary on each peduncle. Perianth segments 6, blue, dark purple or white; tube very short. Stamens 6, borne on the perianth. Ovary ± spherical or slightly trigonous, spiny or hairy with trichomes. Seeds clavate or attenuate-conical, angled. Worldwide: 30 species in central S America, tropical and subtropical Africa, Madagascar and Saudi Arabia. Zimbabwe: 15 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| argentea (Wild) L.B. Sm. & Ayensu [NrEnd] [LR-nt] | E | Description, Image |
| equisetoides Baker | N,W,C,E | |
| eylesii (Greves) N.L. Menezes | N | |
| humilis (Baker) T. Durand & Schinz | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| schlechteri (Baker) N.L. Menezes | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
| seinei Behnke, K. Kramer & E. Hummel [End] | W | |
| simulans L.B. Sm. & Ayensu | N,C,E | Description |
| suaveolens (Greves) N.L. Menezes var. suaveolens | N,W,C,E,S | |
| suaveolens (Greves) N.L. Menezes var. vestita L.B. Smith & Ayensu | N | |
| trichophylla (Baker) N.L.Menezes | C | |
| villosa (Baker) L.B. Sm. & Ayensu | N,W,C,E,S | Image |
| viscosa Baker | N,E | |
| wentzeliana (Harms) Sölch var. wentzeliana | N | |
| zambiana L.B. Smith & Ayensu | N,C | |
| zimbabwensis Behnke & E. Hummel | W,C,E,S |
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