English: Velascoa.
German: Velascoa.
Genus: 1 species.
Clades: Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids, Malvids, Crossosomatales, Crossosomataceae
Region: Mexico.
Habitat: inaccessible vertical limestone cliffs, rocky crevices, steep karstic outcrops.
Use: botanical, evolutionary interest.
Other: Monotypic genus (Velascoa);
Name: recondita means hidden.
extremely isolated and inaccessible cliff-face habitat

BotanyKey: arillate seeds.
Type: shrub; highly branched, microphyllous xerophytic.
Root: deeply anchorative taproot; lateral roots adapted to penetrating limestone fissures.
Stem: intricately branched, stiff, rigid, spinescent (thorns); bark is rough and slightly peeling.
Leaves: small, simple, alternate, drought-deciduous, coriaceous (leathery), entire.
Inflorescence: solitary flowers; on short lateral branchlets or axillary shoots.
Flowers: bisexual; radially symmetric; distinct, narrowly funnelform, elongated hypanthium!!;distinct sepals; petals white to cream; numerous stamens.
Pollination: by insects.
Fruit: dry, dehiscent follicle.
Seed: arillate.
Dispersion: by wind, gravity.