Velleia paradoxa

Velleia paradoxa, or spur velleia,[3][4][5] is a small, softly pubescent perennial herb in the family Goodeniaceae, endemic to Australia. It is found in South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and southern Queensland.[6][7] It grows in sclerophyll forest and grassland.[6][3] It has oval to elliptical leaves which are from 7–25 centimetres (3–10 in) long and it flowers mainly from August to February.[6]

Velleia paradoxa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Goodeniaceae
Genus: Velleia
Species:
V. paradoxa
Binomial name
Velleia paradoxa
Collections data for V. paradoxa from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium

The species was first described as Velleia paradoxa by the botanist Robert Brown in 1810[1][2] and the name has never been revised.[2] It has two varieties: V. paradoxa var. humilis DC., Prodr. 7(2): 518 (1839), and V. paradoxa var. stenoptera F.Muell. ex Benth., Fl. Austral. 4: 48 (1868).[6]

References
  1. Brown, R. (1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805580. typis R. Taylor et socii. 1810.
  2. "Australian Plant Name Index(APNI): Velleia paradoxa". IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Accessed 1 April 2018.
  3. "Velleia paradoxa R.Br". PlantNET – FloraOnline. National Herbarium of NSW. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  4. Jamie Kirkpatrick; Kerry Bridle (26 May 2007). People, Sheep and Nature Conservation: The Tasmanian Experience. CSIRO Publishing. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-643-09941-8.
  5. Adrian Marshall; Nicholas Williams; John Morgan (22 April 2015). Land of Sweeping Plains: Managing and Restoring the Native Grasslands of South-eastern Australia. CSIRO Publishing. p. 449. ISBN 978-1-4863-0082-2.
  6. Carolin, R.C. "Flora of Australia online:Velleia paradoxa". Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 35 (1992), ABRS, ©Commonwealth of Australia. Accessed April 1, 2018.
  7. "Velleia paradoxa – Occurrence records". The Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
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