Veronica × affinis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Veroniceae
Genus: Veronica
Subgenus: Veronica subg. Pseudoveronica
Sectione: Veronica sect. Hebe
Nothospecies: Veronica × affinis

Name

Veronica × affinis Garn.-Jones, New Zealand J. Bot. 46: 524 (2008).

• Formula hybridae: Veronica macrocarpa Vahl × Veronica stricta Banks & Sol. ex Benth.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hebe × affinis (Cheeseman) Cockayne & Allan, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 57: 20 (1927).
  • Veronica macrocarpa var. affinis Cheeseman, Man. New Zealand Fl.: 505 (1906).
• Heterotypic
  • Hebe × macrosala Cockayne & Allan, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 57: 46 (1927).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia New Zealand New Zealand North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Garnock-Jones, P.J. 2008. Botanical names for hybrids in Veronica sect. Hebe (Plantaginaceae) from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 46(4): 523–529. DOI: 10.1080/00288250809509782 . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Veronica × affinis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Aug 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Veronica × affinis. Published online. Accessed: 22 Aug 2025. Reference page.