Veronica × laevastonii

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 × laevastonii

Name

Veronica × laevastonii (Cockayne & Allan) Garn.-Jones, New Zealand J. Bot. 46: 525. (2008)

• Formula hybridae: Veronica tetragona subsp. subsimilis (Colenso) Garn.-Jones, Taxon 56(2): 579 (-580) (2007) × Veronica venustula Colenso, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 27: 393 (1894 publ. 1895)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hebe × laevastonii Cockayne & Allan, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 57: 47 (1927)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia New Zealand New Zealand North Island. 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 × laevastonii 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 × laevastonii. Published online. Accessed: 22 Aug 2025. Reference page.