Velleia paradoxa R.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Goodeniaceae > Velleia

Characteristics

Perennial herb, softly pubescent; stock short; scapes ascending or decumbent, to 40 cm long. Leaves obovate to elliptic, ±dentate, often glabrescent; lamina 7-25 cm long, 15-35 mm wide. Bracteoles free, oblong to ovate, to 4 cm long. Sepals free; adaxial one ovate to oblong, 4-9 mm long. Corolla spurred, 10-20 mm long, pubescent outside, glabrous or sparsely hairy inside, without enations, yellow; wings ±to base of adaxial lobes, to 3 mm wide. Ovary with septum c. 1/4 as long as locule; ovules 8-14; indusium obovate, 3-6 mm wide, orifice very curved, pubescent. Capsule ovoid, ±compressed. Seeds orbicular, 3-5 mm diam., smooth; wing to 1 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Environment

Found in open forest and grassland, but not in the driest areas.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

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Distribution

Velleia paradoxa world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:384396-1
WFO ID wfo-0000422310
COL ID 7X7PT
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Synonyms

Velleia paradoxa