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Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.

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Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn. in Hooker, Bot. Mag. 63, sub-plate 3461 (1836)
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.

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Endemic
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New Zealand
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A.Cunn.
R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
1836
sub-plate 3461
ICN
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
species
Veronica speciosa
The epithet speciosa means beautiful, showy or splendid.
Lectotype (designated by Moore, in Allan 1961): R. Cunningham No. 373, 1834, K. Isolectotype: WELT 79342. Isolectotype: WELT 79342

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speciosa

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Rounded shrub 1-2 m. tall. Branchlets stout, glab., length of internodes us. several × diam. Lvs 5-10 × 2∙5-5 cm., broad elliptic- to obovate-oblong, dark green, glossy, coriac. to almost fleshy; lf-bud with definite sinus, the glab. petiole sharply distinct from the pubescent-edged shoulder of the lamina-base; lamina obtuse, glab. except for minute pubescence when young above midrib and on cartilaginous margin, entire. Infls lateral, simple, us. exceeding lvs and to 3 cm. diam.; peduncle long and stout. Fls closely placed, pedicels 2-5 mm. long, exceeding the narrow ciliolate bracts. Calyx-lobes subacute, ciliolate. Corolla reddish magenta colour, tube c. 3 mm. long and equally broad, > calyx, lobes 5-6 mm. long, obtuse, ciliolate. Capsule to 6 × 4 mm., acute, glab., > 2 × calyx-lobes.

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Hebe speciosa (R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.) Andersen
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
Hebe speciosa (A.Cunn.) Andersen
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
Hebe speciosa (A.Cunn.) Cockayne & Allan
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.

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New Zealand
Wellington Land District
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
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Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Marlborough Land District
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
New Zealand
North Auckland Land District
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Taranaki Land District
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
Veronica speciosa R.Cunn. ex A.Cunn.
New Zealand
Westland Land District

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typification
Lectotype (designated by Moore, in Allan 1961): R. Cunningham No. 373, 1834, K. Isolectotype: WELT 79342. Isolectotype: WELT 79342
Etymology
The epithet speciosa means beautiful, showy or splendid.

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cd3ded60-3479-40ca-b047-de0b944401e4
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Names_Plants
5 August 2005
2 January 2023
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