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Veronica elliptica G.Forst.

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Veronica elliptica G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr. 3 (1786)
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region

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G.Forst.
G.Forst.
1786
3
ICN
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
species
Veronica elliptica
The epithet refers to the elliptical leaves.
Lectotype (designated by Moore, in Allan 1961): Forster Herbarium, K

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elliptica

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Much-branched bushy shrub to 2 m. tall. Branchlets with short stiff crowded often retrorse hairs variously arranged; length of internodes 1-6 × diam. Lvs often turned to face ± in one direction, 2-4 cm. × 6-16 mm., often with gradual change of size along twig, elliptic to elliptic-oblong, sts obovate-oblong, inclined to be fleshy; lf-bud with broad and very distinctive sinus, bounded above by hairy lf-margin, on sides by glab. unwinged petioles and below by stiffly hairy stem; lamina keeled, the strong midrib slightly excurrent in glab. plicate-mucronate tip, the margins elsewhere white-pubescent, entire or sts minutely and closely crenulate in age. Infls lateral, simple, c. 4-14-fld, little > lvs; peduncle short. Bracts small, acute, ciliolate, pedicels elongating to 5-7 mm. in fr. Calyx-lobes 2.5-4 mm., broad-ovate, acute, ciliolate. Corolla white or bluish, tube not > calyx, broad, lobes widespreading, 4-8 × 4-8 mm., ± acute. Capsule erect, 6-9 × 4-5 mm., pointed.
Branchlets very stout; lvs c. 27 × 15 mm., ± oblong to broad-obovate, almost fleshy, pale green; corolla white, to 2 cm. diam., the lobes all broad-ovate.

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Hebe elliptica (G.Forst.) Pennell
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Hebe elliptica (G.Forst.) Pennell
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Hebe elliptica var. crassifolia Cockayne & Allan
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Hebe elliptica var. crassifolia Cockayne & Allan
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Hebe elliptica (G.Forst.) Pennell var. elliptica
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Hebe magellanica J.F.Gmel.
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Veronica decussata Aiton
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Veronica decussata Moench
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Veronica forsteri F.Muell.
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Veronica marginata Colenso
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Veronica simpsonii Phil.
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.

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New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
New Zealand
Southland Land District
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
[Not available]
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Argentina
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
Chile
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
New Zealand
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
New Zealand
Stewart Island
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
Veronica elliptica G.Forst.
New Zealand
Westland Land District

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typification
Lectotype (designated by Moore, in Allan 1961): Forster Herbarium, K
Etymology
The epithet refers to the elliptical leaves.

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085a7f75-7860-48dc-abc3-18113dccb4e7
scientific name
Names_Plants
18 July 2003
3 January 2023
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