Vellozia is a plant genus in the family Velloziaceae, established in 1788.Tropicos, Vellozia Vand.Vandelli, Domingo. 1788. Florae Lusitanicae et Brasiliensis Specimen 32
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.Smith, Lyman Bradford. 1962. A synopsis of the American Velloziaceae. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 35: 251-292, plates i-viii
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