Veronica ×uniflora Kirk

Details

Name scientific

Veronica ×uniflora Kirk, Trans. New Zealand Inst. 28: 522 (1896)

Preferred name

Veronica ×uniflora Kirk

Taxonomy reference

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

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Meudt, H.M. (2008)

Nomenclature

Original authors

Kirk

Authors

Kirk

Publication place

Kirk, T. 1896: Notes on certain Veronicas, and descriptions of new species. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 28: 515–531.

Year published

1896

Publication page

522

Orthography

Veronica uniflora

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Veronica ×uniflora Kirk

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Veronica ×uniflora

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Plantaginaceae

Genus

Veronica

Species

×uniflora

Synonyms

Hybridisation

Hybrid name

Veronica densifolia (F.Muell.) F.Muell. × Veronica thomsonii (Buchanan) Cheeseman

Descriptions

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

Pygmea armstrongii (Buchanan) Ashwin

Description

Low, much-branched, rigid, prostrate shrub with ascending branches 1·5-3 cm. tall and c. 5 mm. diam. including lvs. Lvs densely quadrifariously imbricate, closely appressed, 3·5-4 × 2-2*5 mm., ± ovate, subacute, coriac., ± concavo-convex, margins thickened above, ciliate in lower part, inner surface bearing small patch of hairs near apex and sts a few at tip when young. Calyx c. 4 mm. long, cut c. 3/4 way into slender lobes hispid on outer surface and margins. Corolla c. 5 mm. diam., funnelform. Ovary ciliate near apex. Capsule not seen.