Veronica petriei

Veronica petriei

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 petriei

Name

• Veronica petriei (Buchanan) Kirk, (1895 publ. 1896)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Mitrasacme petriei Buchanan in Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 14: 349 (1882)
  • Hebe petriei (Buchanan) Cockayne & Allan in Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 57: 42 (1927)
  • Leonohebe petriei (Buchanan) Heads in Newslett. Bot. Soc. Otago 5: 6 (1987)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

Kirk, (1895 publ. 1896). Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 28: 517

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 petriei in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 August 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Veronica petriei. Published online. Accessed: August 18 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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