Velleia
(named after Major Velley, who was greatly interested in Algae; he died in 1806). Including Euthales. ORD. Goodenovieae. An Australian genus embracing eleven species of greenhouse, perennial herbs, having (except V. macrophylla) a short, thick stock and radical leaves. Flowers yellow, like those of Goodenia, but the calyx is free from the ovary; scapes (or peduncles in V. macrophylla) erect or ascending, di- or trichotomously branched, many-flowered; bracts opposite, free or connate. Four of the species are known to cultivation, and require similar treatment to that recommended for Goodenia.
V. lyrata (lyrate-leaved). fl., sepals three; corolla about 1/2in. long, the lobes broadly winged; scapes 6in. to 12in. high, dichotomous, with spreading branches. April. l. oblong-spathulate, deeply toothed below the middle or lyrate-pinnatifid, often several inches long. 1819. (B. R. 551; H. E. F. 24.) V. macrophylla (large-leaved). fl. in large, loose, dichotomous panicles; peduncles axillary. July. l., cauline ones usually 2in. to 6in. long, toothed and narrowed into a rather long petiole. Stem erect, leafy, branching 3ft. to 4ft. high. 1839. Closely allied to the larger forms of V. trinervis. SYN. Euthales macrophylla (B. 209; B. R. 1841, 3.) V. paradoxa (paradoxical). fl., sepals five, free; corolla pubescent outside, sometimes spurred; scapes 6in. to 18in. high, di- or trichotomously branched. July. l. petiolate, from broadly ovate and under 2in., to narrow-oblong and above 4in. long, coarsely toothed or almost entire, sometimes quite entire. 1824. (B. R. 971.) V. trinervis (three-nerved). fl., calyx campanulate, with five unequal lobes; corolla five to six lines long, the lobes all broadly winged; scapes dichotomous, low and ascending or above 1ft. high. July. l. on long petioles, broadly or narrowly oblong, entire or remotely toothed. 1803. SYNS. Goodenia tenella (A. B. R. 446; B. M. 1137), Euthales trinervis.