Veronica javanica

Veronica javanica

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. Cochlidiosperma
Species: Veronica javanica

Name

Veronica javanica Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 14: 742 (1826).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Veronica afrochamaedrys Engl., Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 18: 538 (1904).
  • Veronica chamaedryoides Engl., Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 358 (1895), nom. illeg.
  • Veronica javanica var. nana Hochr., Candollea 5: 209 (1934).
  • Veronica maddenii Edgew. ex Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 296 (1884), not validly publ.
  • Veronica murorum Maxim., Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 27: 508 (1882).
  • Veronica vogerensis Walp., Ann. Bot. Syst. 3: 196 (1852), orth. var.
  • Veronica wogerensis Hochst. ex A.Rich., Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 126 (1850).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Native to: Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Northeast Tropical Africa Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia. South Tropical Africa Malawi, Zimbabwe. West-Central Tropical Africa Rwanda, Zaire. Asia-Temperate China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Tibet. Eastern Asia Japan, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Taiwan. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal, Sri Lanka. Indo-China Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Jawa, Philippines. Introduced into: Africa Middle Atlantic Ocean St.Helena. Western Indian Ocean Mauritius. Northern America Mexico Mexico Gulf. Southern America Brazil Brazil South, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Southeast, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo. Western South America Colombia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Blume, C.L. 1826 ["1825"]. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië. 14 de Stuk. Pp. 731–850. Ter Lands Drukkerij, Batavia. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Iwatsuki, K., Yamazaki, T., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) 1993. Flora of Japan. Volume IIIa: Angiospermae, Dicotyledoneae, Sympetalae (a). xiii + 482 pp. Kodansha, Tokyo. ISBN 4-06-153420-3 Reference page. 
• Hong, D.-Y. & Fischer, M.A. 1998. Veronica. Pp. 65-79 in Wu, Zh.Y., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 18: Scrophulariaceae through Gesneriaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 0-915279-55-X. efloras Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Veronica javanica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Aug 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Veronica javanica. Published online. Accessed: 12 Aug 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Veronica javanica. Accessed: Aug 12 2025. Reference page. 

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