Veronica polita subsp. lilacina

Veronica polita subsp. lilacina

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. Pocilla
Species: Veronica polita
Subspecies: Veronica polita subsp. lilacina

Name

Veronica polita subsp. lilacina (T.Yamaz.) T.Yamaz., Fl. Japan 3a: 354 (1993).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Veronica didyma var. lilacina T.Yamaz., J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 7: 150 (1957).
• Homotypic
  • Veronica polita var. lilacina (T.Yamaz.) T.Yamaz., Bull. Kwanak Arbor. 4: 66 (1983).
• Heterotypic
  • Veronica caninotesticulata Makino, Ill. Fl. Nippon: 140 (1940), without a Latin descr.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent West Himalaya. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary 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 polita subsp. lilacina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Aug 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Veronica polita subsp. lilacina. Published online. Accessed: 11 Aug 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Veronica polita subsp. lilacina. Accessed: Aug 11 2025. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• 日本語: イヌノフグリ