Veronica ligustrifolia

Veronica ligustrifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota 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 ligustrifolia

Name

Veronica ligustrifolia A.Cunn., Bot. Mag. 63: t. 3461 (1836).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hebe ligustrifolia (A.Cunn.) Cockayne & Allan, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 57: 16 (1927).
• Heterotypic
  • Veronica angustifolia A.Cunn., Ann. Nat. Hist. 1: 458 (1838), nom. illeg.

Distribution

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

References

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 ligustrifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Aug 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Veronica ligustrifolia. Published online. Accessed: 20 Aug 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Veronica ligustrifolia. Accessed: Aug 20 2025. Reference page. 

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