Velloziaceae

Xerophyta retinervis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pandanales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Pandanales

Familia: Velloziaceae
Genera: Acanthochlamys – Barbacenia – Barbaceniopsis – Nanuza – Vellozia – Xerophyta

Name

• Velloziaceae J.Agardh Theoria Syst. Pl. 9. (1858) nom. cons.
• Type genus: Vellozia  Vand. Fl. Lusit. Bras. Spec. 32. (1788)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Acanthochlamydaceae P.C. Kao in Acta Bot. Sichuan 2: 1. (1989)
  • Barbaceniaceae Arn., Botany: 134. 9 (1832)

References

• Agardh, J.G. 1858. Theoria Systematis Plantarum, 9.
• Behnke, H.-D., Hummel, E., Hillmer, S., Sauer-Gürth, H., Gonzalez, J. & Wink, M. 2013. A revision of African Velloziaceae based on leaf anatomy characters and rbcL nucleotide sequences. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 172(1): 22–94. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12018 Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Velloziaceae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Nov. 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Velloziaceae. Published online. Accessed: 30 Nov. 2014.
• Kubitzki, K. 1998. Velloziaceae. Flowering Plants. Monocotyledons: Lilianae (excluding Orchidaceae) 459-467.
• Kao, P.-C. & Kubitzki, K. 1998. Acanthochlamydaceae. Flowering Plants. Monocotyledons: Lilianae (excluding Orchidaceae) 55-58.
• Mello-Silva, R. et al. (2011) Five vicarious genera from Gondwana: the Velloziaceae as shown by molecules and morphology. Annals of Botany 108(1): 87–102. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr107 Reference page.  proposed synonymy of Vellozia and Nanuza which is not accepted by other authorities - see discussion page.
• Tropicos.org 2014. Velloziaceae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 50 Nov. 2014.

Vernacular names

suomi: Lumokkikasvit
latviešu: zāļskalbju dzimta
中文: 翡若翠科

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