''Velleia'' is a historically recognised genus of about 30 species of herbs in the family

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. The genus was first described in 1798 by James Edward Smith in ''

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''. The genus was named after Thomas Velley.

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considers ''Velleia'' to be a

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of ''

Goodenia ''Goodenia'' is a genus of about two hundred species of flowering plants in the family Goodeniaceae. Plants in this genus are herbs or shrubs, mostly endemic to Australia. The leaves are variably-shaped, the flowers arranged in small groups, with ...

''. As of March 2024, all the species in the list below are now considered to be included in ''Goodenia''.

Species

Species of ''Velleia'' included: *'' Velleia arguta'' R.Br. (now known as '' Goodenia arguta'') *''

Velleia connata ''Goodenia connata'', commonly known as cup velleia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae, and is found in all mainland states and territories of Australia. It is a glabrous annual herb with a rosette of leaves at the ba ...

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(now known as ''

Goodenia connata ''Goodenia connata'', commonly known as cup velleia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae, and is found in all mainland states and territories of Australia. It is a glabrous annual herb with a rosette of leaves at the ba ...

'') *'' Velleia cusackiana'' F.Muell. (now known as '' Goodenia cusackiana'') *''

Velleia cycnopotamica ''Goodenia cycnopotamica'' is a species of flowering plant in the Goodeniaceae family and is endemic to Australia, found in both South Australia and Western Australia. It is an annual herb with oblong to lance-shaped leaves and pink or lilac to ...

(now known as ''

Goodenia cycnopotamica ''Goodenia cycnopotamica'' is a species of flowering plant in the Goodeniaceae family and is endemic to Australia, found in both South Australia and Western Australia. It is an annual herb with oblong to lance-shaped leaves and pink or lilac to ...

'') *'' Velleia daviesii''

(now known as '' Goodenia daviesii'') *'' Velleia dichotoma''

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(now known as '' Goodenia caroliniana'') *'' Velleia discophora''

(now known as '' Goodenia discophora'') *'' Velleia exigua'' (

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(now known as '' Goodenia exigua'') *'' Velleia foliosa'' (

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) K.Krause (now known as ''

Goodenia brendannarum ''Goodenia brendannarum'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae, and is endemic to a small area in the south-west of Western Australia. It is a perennial herb with woody stems, crowded, narrowly egg-shaped leaves with toot ...

'') *''

Velleia glabrata ''Goodenia glabrata'', commonly known as pee the bed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is native to mainland Australia. It is a mostly glabrous annual herb with ascending flowering stems, oblong to lance-shaped l ...

(now known as ''

Goodenia glabrata ''Goodenia glabrata'', commonly known as pee the bed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is native to mainland Australia. It is a mostly glabrous annual herb with ascending flowering stems, oblong to lance-shaped l ...

'') *''

Velleia helmsii ''Goodenia connata'', commonly known as cup velleia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae, and is found in all mainland states and territories of Australia. It is a wikt:glabrous, glabrous Annual plant, annual Herbaceous pl ...

'' K.Krause (now known as ''

'') *'' Velleia hispida'' W.Fitzg. (now known as '' Goodenia capillosa'') *'' Velleia lanceolata''

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(now known as '' Goodenia filiformis'') *'' Velleia lyrata'' R.Br. (now known as '' Goodenia caroliniana'') *'' Velleia macrocalyx'' (

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) C.Chr. & Ostenf. (now known as '' Goodenia macrocalyx'') *'' Velleia macrophylla'' (

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(now known as '' Goodenia macrophylla'') *'' Velleia macroplectra'' F.Muell. (now known as '' Goodenia macroplectra'') *'' Velleia montana''

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(now known as '' Goodenia montana'') *'' Velleia panduriformis''

(now known as '' Goodenia panduriformis'') *'' Velleia paradoxa'' R.Br. (now known as '' Goodenia paradoxa'') *'' Velleia parvisepta''

(now known as '' Goodenia parvisepta'') *''

Velleia perfoliata ''Goodenia perfoliata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is endemic to a small area of New South Wales. It is a mostly glabrous, perennial herb with erect flowering stems, lance-shaped leaves with sometimes deeply-to ...

'' R.Br. (now known as '' Goodenia perfoliata'') *'' Velleia pilosella'' (

) C.Chr. & Ostenf. (now known as '' Goodenia trinervis'') *'' Velleia prostrata'' W.Fitzg. (now known as '' Goodenia macrocalyx'') *'' Velleia pubescens''

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& L.R.Kerr (now known as '' Goodenia subsolana'') *'' Velleia rosea'' S.Moore (now known as '' Goodenia rosea'') *'' Velleia salmoniana'' F.Muell. (now known as '' Goodenia salmoniana'') *'' Velleia spathulata'' R.Br. (now known as '' Goodenia mystrophylla'') *'' Velleia trinervis'' Labill. (now known as '' Goodenia trinervis'')

References

Asterales genera Taxa named by James Edward Smith {{Asterales-stub