Species Vellozia elegans
Pictures from Observations
There aren’t any identifications of Vellozia elegans.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Vellozia:
For Joaquim Velloso de Miranda (1733–1815), Portuguese-Brazilian Franciscan priest, naturalist and plant collector. He graduated in canonic law; studied at the University of Coimbra, Portugal (1772) under the Italian naturalist Dominicus Vandelli (1735–1816), obtaining a PhD (1778), then became a lecturer at the university and leading researcher. He was elected a member of the Royal Academy of Science of Lisbon. Years later, he returned to Brazil and collected plants in the Rio de Janeiro/Minas provinces, which he sent to Vandelli for the Royal Museum. In 1799, he established the botanical garden for Vila Rica following the orders of the Prince Regent.
Etymology of elegans:
From the Latin elegans = 'elegant' or 'neat'
Scientific name:
Vellozia elegans (Balf.) Oliv. ex Hook. f.
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Protologue:
Bot. Mag. 95: t. 5803 (1869)
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Year published:
1869
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Vellozia elegans.