Velleia Sm.

Glabrous or hairy herbs; scapes erect to prostrate. Leaves basal or cauline; axillary hairs conspicuous. Inflorescence with flowers in axillary dichasia or solitary, bracteolate; pedicels not articulate. Sepals 5 or 3, usually adnate to ovary basally only; adaxial one often larger. Corolla usually free from ovary almost to base, auriculate, bilabiate, yellow, orange, pink, mauve, rarely white; lobes usually unequal; with or without an anterior spur. Stamens free from each other, adnate to base of ovary. Ovary incompletely 2-locular; style simple; indusium erect, lips bristled; ovules several. Fruit capsular, 2-or 4-valved. Seeds flat, usually winged or with thickened rim. Embryo spathulate.