Hebe macrocalyx var. humilis G.Simpson

Details

Name scientific

Hebe macrocalyx var. humilis G.Simpson, Trans. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 79: 428 (1952)

Preferred name

Veronica macrocalyx var. humilis (G.Simpson) Garn.-Jones

Taxonomy reference

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

Nomenclature

Original authors

G.Simpson

Authors

G.Simpson

Publication place

Simpson, G. 1952: Notes on some New Zealand plants and descriptions of new species (No. 5). Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 79: 419–435.

Year published

1952

Publication page

428

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Hebe macrocalyx var. humilis G.Simpson

Taxonomic rank

var.

Canonical form

Hebe macrocalyx var. humilis

Etymology

The epithet humilis refers to the low-growing growth form of this variety.

Typification

Lectotype (designated by Moore, in Allan 1961): from a plant in cultivation at Geo Simpson’s garden Dunedin, collected from slopes of Mt French at 1525 m altitude, G. Simpson & J. S. Thomson, Feb 1932, CHR 76135

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Plantaginaceae

Genus

Hebe

Species

macrocalyx

Descriptions

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

Hebe macrocalyx var. humilis G.Simpson

Description

n = 21

Kellow, A.V.; Bayly, M.J.; Mitchell, K.A.; Markham, K.R.; Brownsey, P.J. 2003: A taxonomic revision of Hebe informal group "Connateae" (Plantaginaceae), based on morphology and flavonoid chemistry. New Zealand Journal of Botany 41(4): 613–635.

Hebe macrocalyx var. humilis G.Simpson

Description

Subshrub to 20 cm high. Leaves often slightly keeled, elliptic or rhomboidal to spathulate, 6.5–11(–13.5) mm long, (2–)3–7.5(–8.5) mm wide; apex obtuse; margins usually red near shoot apex, slightly papillate, or rounded and/or minutely erose, occasionally obscurely toothed. Calyx lobes red at apex, oblong to linear, 4.5–7 mm long.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Hebe macrocalyx var. humilis G.Simpson

Hebe macrocalyx var. humilis G.Simpson

Dawson, M.I. (2008)

Hebe Comm. ex Juss.

Hebe macrocalyx var. humilis G.Simpson

Hebe macrocalyx var. humilis G.Simpson

de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)

Hebe macrocalyx var. humilis G.Simpson

Hebe macrocalyx var. humilis G.Simpson

Garnock-Jones, P.J. (2023)

Veronica macrocalyx var. humilis (G.Simpson) Garn.-Jones

Hebe macrocalyx var. humilis G.Simpson

Hebe macrocalyx var. humilis G.Simpson

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

Veronica macrocalyx var. humilis (G.Simpson) Garn.-Jones

Hebe macrocalyx var. humilis G.Simpson

Hebe macrocalyx var. humilis G.Simpson

Kellow, A.V.; Bayly, M.J. et al. (2003)

Collections

Determined name

Country

Geographic region

Indicative databased records

Hebe macrocalyx var. humilis G.Simpson

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Notes

Note type

typification

Note text

Note type

Etymology

Note text

The epithet humilis refers to the low-growing growth form of this variety.

Metadata

Record id

921a6833-a286-4727-b5c6-5bd0b6709ada

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

3 May 2004

Date last updated

5 January 2023

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