Veronica catarractae

Veronica catarractae

Veronica catarractae

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
Species: Veronica catarractae

Name

Veronica catarractae G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr.: 3 (1786).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hebe catarractae (G.Forst.) A.Wall, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 60: 384 (1929).
  • Parahebe catarractae (G.Forst.) W.R.B.Oliv., Rec. Domin. Mus. 1: 230 (1944).
  • Panoxis cataractae (G.Forst.) Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 109 (1830).
• Heterotypic
  • Parahebe catarractae subsp. diffusa (Hook.f.) Garn.-Jones, New Zealand J. Bot. 18: 292 (1980).
  • Parahebe diffusa W.R.B.Oliv., Rec. Domin. Mus. 1: 230 (1944).
  • Veronica catarractae var. diffusa Hook.f., Handb. New Zeal. Fl.: 216 (1864).
  • Veronica diffusa Hook.f., Hooker's Icon. Pl. 7: t. 645 (1844), nom. illeg.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Forster, G. 1786. Florulae insularum australium prodromus. 8+103 pp. Typis Joann. Christian. Dieterich, Gottingae [Göttingen]. BHL Hathitrust Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Veronica catarractae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 August 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Veronica catarractae. Published online. Accessed: August 10 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Veronica catarractae. Accessed: Aug 25 2025.Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Veronica catarractae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 August 2025. Reference page.

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