Taxonavigation

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Caryophylleae
Genus: Velezia
Species: V. fasciculata – V. hispida – V. pseudorigida – V. quadridentata – V. rigida – V. tunicoides

Name

Velezia L. Sp. Pl. 1: 332 (1753)

• Type species: Velezia rigida Sp. Pl. 1: 332 (1753)
  

Note: Likely to be nested in or sister to Dianthus Hernández-Ledesma et al. (2015).

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 1: 332.
• Hassler, M. 2017. Velezia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World (2019). In: Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi, J., Penev L., eds. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 June 21.
• Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W. G., Borsch, T., Mering, S. v., Akhani, H., Arias, S., Castañeda-Noa, I., Eggli, U., Eriksson, R., Flores-Olvera, H., Fuentes-Bazán, S., Kadereit, G., Klak, C., Korotkova, N., Nyffeler R., Ocampo G., Ochoterena, H., Oxelman, B., Rabeler, R. K., Sanchez, A., Schlumpberger, B. O. & Uotila, P. 2015. A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Willdenowia 45(3): 281–383. DOI: 10.3372/wi.45.45301 PDF. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Velezia. Published online. Accessed June 21 2017.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Velezia . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 June 21.

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