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Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f.

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Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f., Handb. New Zealand Fl. 210 (1864)
Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f.
Garnock-Jones, P.J. 2023: Veronica. In: Breitwieser, I. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Seed Plants. Fascicle 9. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

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Endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
Allan, H.H. (1961)

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Hook.f.
Hook.f.
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.
1864
210
ICN
Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f.
species
Veronica pinguifolia
The epithet probably describes the thick, fleshy leaves (Latin: pinguis fat; folium a leaf).
Lectotype (designated by Bayly & Kellow 2004): Canterbury, New Zealand, Haast 574, Herb. Hookerianum, K (piece mounted on bottom left of a sheet that also includes two other collections)

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Plantaginaceae
Veronica
pinguifolia

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

Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan

Small, erect to decumbent, robust shrub, 15 cm. to 1 m. tall. Branchlets variously, though never closely and finely, pubescent, internodes us. short. Lvs imbricating to spreading, c. 10-15 × 5-10 mm., broadly ovate, ± concave, us. rather thick and glaucous; lf-bud without sinus, the lamina only very gradually tapered to the base which is broad but < 1/2 lf-width; lamina broadly obtuse to occ. subacute, entire, glab.; midrib obscure. Infls lateral, simple, rarely > 2 × lvs, sts quite hiding vegetative tip; peduncle us. < lf, coarsely pubescent. Fls crowded, sessile. Bracts broad, ciliolate, = and overlapping the very similar calyx-lobes. Corolla-tube not > calyx, lobes long and narrow. Capsule erect, us. pubescent, rounded, scarcely > calyx.
Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan

2n = 80
n = 40
2n = 40
2n = 40
2n = 40
n = 40
2n = 80
2n = 80

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Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Hebe Comm. ex Juss.
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Hebe Comm. ex Juss.
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Hebe Comm. ex Juss.
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Hebe Comm. ex Juss.
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Hebe Comm. ex Juss.
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Hebe Comm. ex Juss.
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Hebe Comm. ex Juss.
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Hebe Comm. ex Juss.
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Garnock-Jones, P.J. (2023)
Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f.
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Garnock-Jones, P.J.; Albach, D.; Briggs, B.G. (2007)
Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f.
Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f.
Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f.
Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f.
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2018)
Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f.
Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f.
Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f.
Garnock-Jones, P.J. (2023)
Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f.
Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f.
Garnock-Jones, P.J.; Albach, D.; Briggs, B.G. (2007)

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Hebe pinguifolia (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f.
[Not available]
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Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
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Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
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Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
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Veronica pinguifolia Hook.f.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
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typification
Lectotype (designated by Bayly & Kellow 2004): Canterbury, New Zealand, Haast 574, Herb. Hookerianum, K (piece mounted on bottom left of a sheet that also includes two other collections)
Bayly, M.J.; Kellow, A.V. 2004: Lectotypification of names of New Zealand members of Veronica and Hebe (Plantaginaceae). Tuhinga, Records of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa 15: 43–52.
Etymology
The epithet probably describes the thick, fleshy leaves (Latin: pinguis fat; folium a leaf).

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7c8a62d2-cff0-407c-a54e-7afa6fc7e665
scientific name
Names_Plants
8 December 2005
6 January 2023
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