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Veronica traversii Hook.f.

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

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Endemic
Wild
New Zealand
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Hook.f.
Hook.f.
1864
208
ICN
Veronica traversii Hook.f.
species
Veronica traversii
The epithet honours William T.L. Travers (1819–1903).
Lectotype (designated by V. S. Summerhayes in Kew Bulletin: 397 (1927)): Hurunui, 3-4000 ft, Travers, Herb. Hookerianum, K (mounted on upper left of sheet that includes several other collections)

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traversii

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Laxly branched shrub to c. 2 m. tall. Branchlets rather slender, glab. to very finely pubescent, length of internodes 2-6 × diam., lf-scars becoming inconspicuous and older branches smooth and grey. Lvs spreading, c. 2-2.5 cm. × 4-7 mm., narrow-oblong, subcoriac., rather dull yellowish green, not darkening greatly on drying; lf-bud without sinus, the lamina only slightly narrowed to base where two lateral nerves often appear; lamina narrowed rather abruptly to subacute tip, entire, glab. except for minute pubescence on upper surface near base and on upper margin. Infls lateral, simple, c. 2 × lf-length; peduncle short, finely pubescent. Bracts < 1 mm. long, ciliolate, us. much < pedicels. Calyx-lobes 1-1·5 mm. long, broad, obtuse, ciliolate on pale membr. border. Corolla white, tube c. 3 mm. long, narrow, hairy within, lobes < tube, rounded. Capsule ± erect, 4-5 mm. long, narrowly oval, flat and pale brown when mature, to 4 × calyx-lobes.

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Hebe traversii (Hook.f.) Andersen
Veronica traversii Hook.f.
Hebe traversii (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Veronica traversii Hook.f.
Veronica traversii Hook.f.
Veronica traversii Hook.f.
Veronica traversii Hook.f.
Veronica traversii Hook.f.
Veronica traversii Hook.f.
Veronica traversii Hook.f.
Veronica traversii Hook.f.
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Veronica traversii Hook.f.
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Veronica traversii var. elegans Cheeseman
Veronica traversii Hook.f.
Veronica traversii var. elegans Cheeseman
Veronica traversii Hook.f.

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Veronica traversii Hook.f.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Veronica traversii Hook.f.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
Veronica traversii Hook.f.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District

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typification
Lectotype (designated by V. S. Summerhayes in Kew Bulletin: 397 (1927)): Hurunui, 3-4000 ft, Travers, Herb. Hookerianum, K (mounted on upper left of sheet that includes several other collections)
Etymology
The epithet honours William T.L. Travers (1819–1903).

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12 July 2006
2 January 2023
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