Velloziaceae

Vellozia glochidea Pohl

Also mentioned in the literature as x. (?)

Geographic distribution (?)

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Confirmed occurrences (?): Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Ecology

Found in the biomes (?): TM, TS

Found in the Köppen-Geiger climatic zones (?): Aw, Am

Distribution across environmental gradients (?):

Elevation

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BIO1 (annual mean temperature)

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BIO4 (temperature seasonality)

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BIO12 (annual precipitation)

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BIO15 (precipitation seasonality)

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Conservation

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025-2 (?): Not assessed

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1 (?): Not threatened

Data collection gaps

Botanical countries lacking appropriate occurrence records (?): Brazil Southeast

References

Gaff, DF. 1987. Desiccation Tolerant Plants in South America. Oecologia. 74(1):133–136.

Useful links

Source distribution information: powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:67063-1

Source occurrence data: doi.org/10.15468/dl.8trmju

Source IUCN conservation status: x