Veronica elliptica

Veronica elliptica

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 elliptica

Name

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

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hebe elliptica (G.Forst.) Pennell, Rhodora 23: 39 (1921).
• Heterotypic
  • Hebe elliptica var. crassifolia Cockayne & Allan, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 57: 27 (1926).
  • Hebe magellanica J.F.Gmel., Syst. Nat., ed. 13[bis].: 27 (1791).
  • Hebe menziesii (Benth.) Cockayne & Allan, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 57: 25 (1927).
  • Veronica decussata Aiton, Hortus Kew. 1: 20 (1789), nom. illeg.
  • Veronica decussata Moench, Verz. Ausländ. Bäume: 137 (1785).
  • Veronica magellanica Juss. ex Dippel, Handb. Laubholzk. 1: 448 (1889), not validly publ.
  • Veronica marginata Colenso, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 28: 608 (1895 publ. 1896).
  • Veronica menziesii Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 461 (1846).
  • Veronica simpsonii Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 43: 526 (1873).

Hybrids

• Veronica × divergens
• Veronica × franciscana
• Veronica × lewisii

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Native to: Antarctic Subantarctic Islands Falkland Is. Australasia New Zealand Antipodean Is., Chatham Is., New Zealand North, New Zealand South. Southern America Southern South America Argentina South, Chile South. Introduced into: Australasia Australia Tasmania. Europe Southwestern Europe France. Southern America Western South America Ecuador. 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. 

Links

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

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