Veronica macrocarpa Vahl

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Name scientific

Veronica macrocarpa Vahl, Symb. Bot. (Vahl) 3, 4 (1794)

Preferred name

Veronica macrocarpa Vahl

Taxonomy reference

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

Linked name

Veronica macrocarpa Vahl

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

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

Nomenclature

Authors

Vahl

Original authors

Vahl

Publication place

Vahl, M. 1794: Symbolae botanicae. Part 3. Möller, Copenhagen.

Year published

1794

Publication page

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Veronica macrocarpa Vahl

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Veronica macrocarpa

Etymology

The epithet macrocarpa refers to the large capsules.

Typification

Holotype: nova zelandia [written on back of sheet], Hb. Vahlii [IDC microfiche foto Vahl. 78III, 2-3], C

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Plantaginaceae

Genus

Veronica

Species

macrocarpa

Subordinates

Vernacular names

Language of use: Māori

Synonyms

Descriptions

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

Hebe macrocarpa (Vahl) Cockayne & Allan

Description

Diffusely or stiffly branched shrub to 2.5 m. tall. Branchlets glab. to finely pubescent, stout, length of internodes much > diam. Lvs spreading, (3)-6-12-(14) × 1-3 cm., narrow-elliptic to elliptic-oblong, coriac. and often almost fleshy; lf-bud without sinus; lamina subacute, entire, glab. except for occ. fine pubescence above midrib or on margin near base. Infls lateral, simple, c. 6-15 cm. long, peduncle 1-2 cm. Pedicels 2-5 mm. long, > small ciliolate bracts. Calyx-lobes short and broad, c. 2.5 × 2 mm., some or all quite obtuse, ciliolate, us. with stomata. Corolla large and open, tube 2-4 mm. wide, lobes 3-6 mm. long, broad and rounded, the lateral lobes ± cordate. Capsule large, 6-12 mm. long, glab., much > calyx.

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

Hebe macrocarpa var. latisepala (Kirk) Cockayne & Allan

Description

Fls bluish purple, sepals very broad and obtuse, racemes short, us. < long narrow-oblong lvs.

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

Hebe macrocarpa (Vahl) Cockayne & Allan var. macrocarpa

Description

Fls white, sepals obtuse to subacute, racemes much > narrow-elliptic lvs.

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

Hebe macrocarpa (Vahl) Cockayne & Allan

Description

2n = 80

Description

n = 40 bivalents

Description

2n = 120

Description

2n = 80

Description

2n = 80

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

Hebe macrocarpa var. latisepala (Kirk) Cockayne & Allan

Description

n = 60

Description

2n = 120

Description

2n = 120

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

Hebe macrocarpa (Vahl) Cockayne & Allan var. macrocarpa

Description

2n = 80

Description

n = 40 bivalents

Description

n = 40

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Hebe macrocarpa (Vahl) Cockayne & Allan

Hebe macrocarpa (Vahl) Cockayne & Allan

Allan, H.H. (1961)

Hebe macrocarpa (Vahl) Cockayne & Allan

Hebe macrocarpa (Vahl) Cockayne & Allan

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

Hebe macrocarpa (Vahl) Cockayne & Allan

Hebe macrocarpa (Vahl) Cockayne & Allan

Dawson, M.I. (2008)

Hebe Comm. ex Juss.

Hebe macrocarpa (Vahl) Cockayne & Allan

Hebe macrocarpa (Vahl) Cockayne & Allan

Dawson, M.I. (2008)

Hebe Comm. ex Juss.

Hebe macrocarpa (Vahl) Cockayne & Allan

Hebe macrocarpa (Vahl) Cockayne & Allan

Dawson, M.I. (2008)

Hebe Comm. ex Juss.

Hebe macrocarpa (Vahl) Cockayne & Allan

Hebe macrocarpa (Vahl) Cockayne & Allan

Dawson, M.I. (2008)

Hebe Comm. ex Juss.

Hebe macrocarpa (Vahl) Cockayne & Allan

Hebe macrocarpa (Vahl) Cockayne & Allan

Garnock-Jones, P.J. (2023)

Veronica macrocarpa Vahl

Hebe macrocarpa (Vahl) Cockayne & Allan

Hebe macrocarpa (Vahl) Cockayne & Allan

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

Veronica macrocarpa Vahl

Hebe macrocarpa var. latisepala (Kirk) Cockayne & Allan