Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
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![CHR 635751. Creator: C. Graham. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 20P8]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/20P8/SysPortalThumb)
![CHR 635769. Creator: C. Graham. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 20PR]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/20PR/SysPortalThumb)
![CHR 10805 - H. [Hebe] amplexicaulis var. erecta Ckn. et Allan. © Landcare Research. [Image: NYZ]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/NYZ/SysPortalThumb)
![CHR 10820 - Hebe amplexicaulis var. suberecta Ckn. et Allan. © Landcare Research. [Image: NZ0]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/NZ0/SysPortalThumb)
![CHR 10823 - Hebe allanii Ckn. © Landcare Research. [Image: NZ1]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/NZ1/SysPortalThumb)
![CHR 89155 - Hebe amplexicaulis var. suberecta Ckn. & Allan. © Landcare Research. [Image: PVJ]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/PVJ/SysPortalThumb)
![CHR 89156 - Hebe amplexicaulis var. erecta Ckn. & Allan. © Landcare Research. [Image: PVK]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/PVK/SysPortalThumb)
![Veronica amplexicaulis. Habit. Four Peaks Range, Canterbury. Creator: M.J. Bayly. © Te Papa. [Image: 498F]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/498F/SysPortalThumb)
![Veronica amplexicaulis. Sprig. Scale = 10 mm. Creator: M.J. Bayly & A.V. Kellow. © Te Papa. [Image: 498G]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/498G/SysPortalThumb)
![Veronica amplexicaulis. Leaf bud with no sinus. Scale = 1 mm. Creator: W.M. Malcolm. © Te Papa. [Image: 498H]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/498H/SysPortalThumb)
![Veronica amplexicaulis. Leaf surfaces, adaxial (left) and abaxial (right). Scale = 1 mm. Creator: W.M. Malcolm. © Te Papa. [Image: 498I]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/498I/SysPortalThumb)
![Veronica amplexicaulis. Adaxial surface of a hairy leaf (V. amplexicaulis f. hirta). Scale = 1 mm. Creator: W.M. Malcolm. © Te Papa. [Image: 498J]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/498J/SysPortalThumb)
![Veronica amplexicaulis. Inflorescences. Scale = 1 mm. Creator: W.M. Malcolm. © Te Papa. [Image: 498K]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/498K/SysPortalThumb)
![Veronica amplexicaulis. Flower in lateral view. Scale = 1 mm. Creator: W.M. Malcolm. © Te Papa. [Image: 498L]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/498L/SysPortalThumb)
![Veronica amplexicaulis. Infrustescence. Scale = 1 mm. Creator: P.J. Garnock-Jones. © Landcare Research. [Image: 498M]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/498M/SysPortalThumb)
![Veronica amplexicaulis. Capsule. Scale = 1 mm. Creator: P.J. Garnock-Jones. © Landcare Research. [Image: 498N]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/498N/SysPortalThumb)
![CHR 10805. Creator: K. Boardman. © Landcare Research 2013. [Image: 1J02]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1J02/SysPortalPreview)
![CHR 10820. Creator: K. Boardman. © Landcare Research 2013. [Image: 1J03]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1J03/SysPortalPreview)
![CHR 10823. Creator: K. Boardman. © Landcare Research 2013. [Image: 1J04]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1J04/SysPortalPreview)
![CHR 89155. Creator: K. Boardman. © Landcare Research 2013. [Image: 1J92]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1J92/SysPortalPreview)
![CHR 89156. Creator: K. Boardman. © Landcare Research 2013. [Image: 1J93]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/1J93/SysPortalPreview)
![CHR 635751. Creator: C. Graham. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 20P8]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/20P8/SysPortalPreview)
![CHR 635769. Creator: C. Graham. © Landcare Research 2015. [Image: 20PR]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/20PR/SysPortalPreview)
![CHR 10805 - H. [Hebe] amplexicaulis var. erecta Ckn. et Allan. © Landcare Research. [Image: NYZ]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/NYZ/SysPortalPreview)
![CHR 10820 - Hebe amplexicaulis var. suberecta Ckn. et Allan. © Landcare Research. [Image: NZ0]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/NZ0/SysPortalPreview)
![CHR 10823 - Hebe allanii Ckn. © Landcare Research. [Image: NZ1]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/NZ1/SysPortalPreview)
![CHR 89155 - Hebe amplexicaulis var. suberecta Ckn. & Allan. © Landcare Research. [Image: PVJ]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/PVJ/SysPortalPreview)
![CHR 89156 - Hebe amplexicaulis var. erecta Ckn. & Allan. © Landcare Research. [Image: PVK]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/PVK/SysPortalPreview)
![Veronica amplexicaulis. Habit. Four Peaks Range, Canterbury. Creator: M.J. Bayly. © Te Papa. [Image: 498F]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/498F/SysPortalPreview)
![Veronica amplexicaulis. Sprig. Scale = 10 mm. Creator: M.J. Bayly & A.V. Kellow. © Te Papa. [Image: 498G]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/498G/SysPortalPreview)
![Veronica amplexicaulis. Leaf bud with no sinus. Scale = 1 mm. Creator: W.M. Malcolm. © Te Papa. [Image: 498H]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/498H/SysPortalPreview)
![Veronica amplexicaulis. Leaf surfaces, adaxial (left) and abaxial (right). Scale = 1 mm. Creator: W.M. Malcolm. © Te Papa. [Image: 498I]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/498I/SysPortalPreview)
![Veronica amplexicaulis. Adaxial surface of a hairy leaf (V. amplexicaulis f. hirta). Scale = 1 mm. Creator: W.M. Malcolm. © Te Papa. [Image: 498J]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/498J/SysPortalPreview)
![Veronica amplexicaulis. Inflorescences. Scale = 1 mm. Creator: W.M. Malcolm. © Te Papa. [Image: 498K]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/498K/SysPortalPreview)
![Veronica amplexicaulis. Flower in lateral view. Scale = 1 mm. Creator: W.M. Malcolm. © Te Papa. [Image: 498L]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/498L/SysPortalPreview)
![Veronica amplexicaulis. Infrustescence. Scale = 1 mm. Creator: P.J. Garnock-Jones. © Landcare Research. [Image: 498M]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/498M/SysPortalPreview)
![Veronica amplexicaulis. Capsule. Scale = 1 mm. Creator: P.J. Garnock-Jones. © Landcare Research. [Image: 498N]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/498N/SysPortalPreview)
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Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr., N.Z. Ctry. J. 3: 56 (1879)
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
Nomenclature
J.B.Armstr.
J.B.Armstr.
1879
56
ICN
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
species
Veronica amplexicaulis
Classification
Synonyms
Descriptions
Shrub c. 30 cm. tall with spreading branches. Branchlets stout, covered with dense rather long pubescence, length of internodes 2-3 × diam. Lvs patent or reflexed, c. 18 × 8 mm., oblong, thick and glaucous, those near infl. sts broader and ovate; lf-bud without sinus, lf subcordate at base; lamina obtuse, entire, covered on both sides with dense hairy pubescence that is shorter or absent on reddish margins, midrib obscure. Infls lateral, simple, compact spikes 15-20 mm. long projecting well beyond lvs on villous peduncles c. 2.5 cm. long. Fls sessile, bracts and calyx-lobes c. 3 × 2 mm., ovate, subacute, pubescent all over. Corolla white, tube narrow, slightly > calyx, = narrow spreading lobes. Ovary pubescent, capsule (seen only in garden plant) rounded, ± didymous, pubescent above, scarcely = calyx.
Small, us. decumbent shrub. Branchlets stout, almost or quite glab., length of internodes 1-3 × diam., older branches dark. Lvs loosely imbricate, c. 12-15 × 8-12 mm., broad-oblong, slightly concave, thick and glaucous; lf-bud without sinus, lf-base us. almost cordate; lamina only slightly narrowed to obtuse tip, entire, glab., midrib obscure. Infls lateral, simple (occ. tripartite), compact oblong spikes c. 15 × 8 mm., projecting well beyond lvs on villous peduncles c. 2 cm. long. Fls sessile, bracts c. 2.5 × 2 mm., us. obtuse, fringed with rather long cilia, sts with hairs scattered over surface. Calyx-lobes similar to bracts. Corolla white, tube narrow, > calyx, c. = rather narrow spreading lobes. Base of style and adjacent parts of ovary us. pubescent. Capsule rounded, ± didymous, little > calyx.
Taxonomic concepts
Hebe allanii Cockayne
Hebe allanii Cockayne
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
Hebe amplexicaulis (J.B.Armstr.) Cockayne & Allan
Hebe amplexicaulis (J.B.Armstr.) Cockayne & Allan
Hebe amplexicaulis (J.B.Armstr.) Cockayne & Allan
Hebe amplexicaulis f. hirta Garn.-Jones & Molloy
Hebe amplexicaulis f. hirta Garn.-Jones & Molloy
Hebe amplexicaulis f. hirta Garn.-Jones & Molloy
Hebe amplexicaulis f. hirta Garn.-Jones & Molloy
Hebe amplexicaulis f. hirta Garn.-Jones & Molloy
Hebe amplexicaulis f. hirta Garn.-Jones & Molloy
Hebe amplexicaulis f. hirta Garn.-Jones & Molloy
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
Hebe amplexicaulis f. hirta Garn.-Jones & Molloy
Hebe amplexicaulis var. erecta Cockayne & Allan
Hebe amplexicaulis var. erecta Cockayne & Allan
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
Hebe amplexicaulis var. erecta Cockayne & Allan
Hebe amplexicaulis var. suberecta Cockayne & Allan
Hebe amplexicaulis var. suberecta Cockayne & Allan
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
Hebe amplexicaulis var. suberecta Cockayne & Allan
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
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Notes
Etymology
The epithet amplexicaulis (stem-clasping) refers to the way the wide leaf bases encircle the stem.
typification
Holotype: Upper Rangitata, J.F. Armstrong, 1869, CHR 635751
Metadata
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scientific name
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19 January 2005
26 August 2022
