Vellozia

Translingual

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Named after Vellozo, a Brazilian botanist.

Proper noun

Vellozia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Velloziaceae – plants of South America, especially Brazil.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots - clades; Pandanales - order; Velloziaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Velozia candida - type species

References

• Vellozia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vellozia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Vellozia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons