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Veronica obtusata Cheeseman

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Veronica obtusata Cheeseman, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 48: 213 (1916)
Veronica obtusata Cheeseman

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Endemic
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New Zealand
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Cheeseman
Cheeseman
1916
213
ICN
Veronica obtusata Cheeseman
species
Veronica obtusata
The epithet obtusata refers to the shape of the leaf apex.

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obtusata

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Semi-prostrate shrub c. 0·5 m. tall, often spreading much more widely. Branchlets reddish, finely pubescent, length of internodes 3-6 × diam. Lvs spreading ± in one plane, 2-5 × 1-2.5 cm., obovate-oblong, sub-coriac. to almost fleshy, dull green; lf-bud without sinus but lf often slightly shouldered above narrow base; lamina obtuse to subacute, entire except for occ. pair of very shallow notches, glab. except for fine pubescence above midrib and more conspicuously on margin. Infls lateral, simple, 4-6-(10) cm. long, peduncle to 2 cm. long. Fls rather crowded, pedicels 1-2 mm. long, = or < narrow subacute ciliate bracts. Calyx-lobes subacute, ciliate, ± pubescent, c. 2 mm. long. Corolla ± lavender-coloured, tube c. 3 × 3 mm., > calyx, lobes c. = tube, ± oblong. Capsule c. 4·5 × 2.5 mm., acute, < 2 × calyx.

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Hebe obtusata (Cheeseman) Cockayne & Allan
Veronica obtusata Cheeseman
Hebe obtusata (Cheeseman) Cockayne & Allan
Veronica obtusata Cheeseman
Veronica macroura var. dubia Cheeseman
Veronica obtusata Cheeseman
Veronica macroura var. dubia Cheeseman
Veronica obtusata Cheeseman
Veronica obtusata Cheeseman
Veronica obtusata Cheeseman
Veronica obtusata Cheeseman
Veronica obtusata Cheeseman
Veronica obtusata Cheeseman
Veronica obtusata Cheeseman
Veronica obtusata Cheeseman
Veronica obtusata Cheeseman
Veronica obtusata Cheeseman
Veronica obtusata Cheeseman

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New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Veronica obtusata Cheeseman
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Veronica obtusata Cheeseman
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Veronica obtusata Cheeseman
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
Veronica obtusata Cheeseman
New Zealand
Wellington Land District

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Etymology
The epithet obtusata refers to the shape of the leaf apex.

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11 May 2005
7 January 2023
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