Veronica ponae

Veronica ponae

Veronica ponae

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 ponae

Name

Veronica ponae Gouan, Ill. Observ. Bot. 1: 1 (1773).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ponaria ponae (Gouan) Raf., Med. Fl. 2: 109 (1830).
• Heterotypic
  • Veronica sempervirens Lam., Fl. Franç. 2: 436 (1779).
  • Veronica gouanii Moretti, Giorn. Fis. Chim. Storia Nat. Med. Arti, Dec. 2, 5: 41 (1822).
  • Cardia serrata Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 391 (1867).
  • Veronica bolosiana Font Quer, Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 1: 300 (1947).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southwestern Europe France, Spain. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gouan, A. 1773. Illustrationes et Observationes Botanicae, ad specierum historiam facientes, seu rariorum Plantarum indigenarum, pyrenaicarum, exoticarum Adumbrationes. Orell, Gessner, Fuessli, Zürich. 83 + viii pp, 26 tab. DOI: 10.3931/e-rara-96045 Gallica Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ferguson, I.K. 1972. Scrophularia. Pp. 216–220 in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 3: Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. xxix + 370 pp., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK), ISBN 0-521-08489-X. Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Veronica ponae 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 ponae. Published online. Accessed: 11 Aug 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Veronica ponae. Accessed: Aug 11 2025.Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• català: Verònica de pona
• English: Spiked Pyrenean Speedwell
• español: Verónica de Roncesvalles
• 中文: 坡尼水苦荬

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