| taxonID | 7333400 |
| datasetID | f382f0ce-323a-4091-bb9f-add557f3a9a2 |
| parentNameUsageID | 6651 |
| acceptedNameUsageID | 3172031 |
| scientificName | Velvitsia Hiern |
| scientificNameAuthorship | Hiern |
| canonicalName | Velvitsia |
| genericName | Velvitsia |
| taxonRank | genus |
| namePublishedIn | Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 177 (1896) |
| taxonomicStatus | synonym |
| kingdom | Plantae |
| phylum | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Lamiales |
| family | Orobanchaceae |
| genus | Melasma |
| DataSource | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy 2023-08-28 |