Veronica densifolia

Veronica densifolia

Veronica densifolia

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 densifolia

Name

Veronica densifolia (F.Muell.) F.Muell., Fragm. 2: 137 (1861).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Paederota densifolia F.Muell., Trans. Philos. Soc. Victoria 1: 107 (1855).
• Homotypic
  • Chionohebe densifolia (F.Muell.) B.G.Briggs & Ehrend., Contr. Herb. Austral. 25: 2 (1976).
  • Hebejeebie densifolia (F.Muell.) Heads, Newslett. Bot. Soc. Otago 36: 11 (2003).
  • Leonohebe densifolia (F.Muell.) Heads, Newslett. Bot. Soc. Otago 5: 4 (1987).
• Heterotypic
  • Logania tetragona Hook.f., Handb. N. Zeal. Fl. 1: 188 (1864).
  • Hebe dasyphylla (Kirk) Cockayne & Allan, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 57: 42 (1927).
  • Pygmea tetragona (Hook.f.) Ashwin in H.H.B.Allan, Fl. New Zealand 1: 974 (1961).
  • Veronica dasyphylla Kirk, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 28: 519 (1895 publ. 1896).
  • Veronica dasyphylla var. minor G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 72: 30 (1942).
  • Veronica dasyphylla var. subacuta G.Simpson & J.S.Thomson, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 72: 30 (1942).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Mueller, F.v. 1860–1861. Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. Vol. 2. 199 pp. J. Ferres, Melbourne. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Meudt, H.M. 2008. Taxonomic revision of Australasian snow hebes (Veronica, Plantaginaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 21(6): 387–421. DOI: 10.1071/SB08034 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Veronica densifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Aug 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Veronica densifolia. Published online. Accessed: 26 Aug 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Veronica densifolia. Accessed: Aug 26 2025.Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Veronica densifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 August 2025. Reference page.

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