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Vellozia

Vellozia
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Vellozia aloifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Velloziaceae
Genus: Vellozia
Vand.
Type species
Vellozia candida
J.C. Mikan

Vellozia is a plant genus in the family Velloziaceae, described as a genus in 1788.

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.


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