Veronica nipponica

Veronica nipponica

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. Veronica
Species: Veronica nipponica

Name

Veronica nipponica Makino ex Furumi, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 30: 120 (1916).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Veronica stelleri subsp. nipponica (Makino ex Furumi) Elenevsky, Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. 82(1): 156 (1977).
• Heterotypic
  • Veronica nipponica var. shinano-alpina H.Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 20: 182 (1944).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Eastern Asia Japan. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Makino, T. 1916. The Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) 30: 120, in clavi

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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Veronica nipponica 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 nipponica. Published online. Accessed: 12 Aug 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Veronica nipponica. Accessed: Aug 12 2025.Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• 日本語: ヒメクワガタ

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