Veronica vernicosa Hook.f.

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Name scientific

Veronica vernicosa Hook.f., Handb. New Zealand Fl. 208 (1864)

Preferred name

Veronica vernicosa Hook.f.

Taxonomy reference

Garnock-Jones, P.J. 2023: Veronica. In: Breitwieser, I. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Seed Plants. Fascicle 9. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Bayly, M.J.; Kellow, A.V. (2006)

Nomenclature

Original authors

Hook.f.

Authors

Hook.f.

Publication place

Hooker, J.D. 1864: Handbook of the New Zealand Flora: a systematic description of the native plants of New Zealand and the Chatham, Kermadec's, Lord Auckland's, Campbell's and Macquarie's Islands. Part I. Reeve, London.

Year published

1864

Publication page

208

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Veronica vernicosa Hook.f.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Veronica vernicosa

Etymology

The epithet vernicosa means varnished, a reference to the glossy leaves.

Typification

Lectotype (designated by Moore, in Allan 1961): upper Wairau, Dr Munro no. 12, Jan 1854, K (pieces on left side of sheet that also includes material from Canterbury Hills, Travers)

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Plantaginaceae

Genus

Veronica

Species

vernicosa

Subordinates

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

beech forest hebe

Synonyms

Descriptions

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Hebe vernicosa (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan

Description

Semi-prostrate to erect shrub to 1 m. tall, with branches ± horizontally disposed. Branchlets bifariously to fully pubescent, length of internodes 1-2 × diam. Lvs spreading, often distichously by twisting of petioles, c. 15 mm. long, elliptic to obovate, subcoriac., ± glossy or varnished above; lf-bud with long narrow sinus; lamina subacute, the extreme tip blunt and thickened, entire, us. glab. Infls lateral, simple, 3-5 cm. long, very slender; peduncle short, hairy-pubescent. Fls shortly pedicelled in axils of short ciliolate bracts. Calyx-lobes 1-1·5 mm. long, us. quite obtuse, ciliolate. Corolla white, tube < calyx, lobes 3-3·5 mm. long when dry. Capsule erect, not strongly acuminate, glab., pale, us. c. 3 × calyx.

Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Hebe vernicosa (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan

Description

n = 21

Description

2n = 42

Description

n = 21

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Hebe greyi (J.B.Armstr.) Cockayne

Hebe greyi (J.B.Armstr.) Cockayne

Bayly, M.J.; Kellow, A.V. (2006)

Hebe vernicosa (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan

Hebe greyi (J.B.Armstr.) Cockayne

Hebe greyi (J.B.Armstr.) Cockayne

Garnock-Jones, P.J. (2023)

Veronica vernicosa Hook.f.

Hebe greyi (J.B.Armstr.) Cockayne

Hebe greyi (J.B.Armstr.) Cockayne

Garnock-Jones, P.J.; Albach, D.; Briggs, B.G. (2007)

Veronica vernicosa Hook.f.

Hebe vernicosa (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan