Veronica pontica

Veronica pontica

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
Genus: Veronica subg. Stenocarpon
Species: Veronica pontica

Name

Veronica pontica (Rupr. ex Boiss.) Wettst. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b): 85 (1891).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Paederota pontica Rupr. ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. 4: 434 (1879).
• Homotypic
  • Paederotella pontica (Rupr. ex Boiss.) Kem.-Nath., Zametki Sist. Geogr. Rast. 17: 22 (1953).
• Heterotypic
  • Veronica ruprechtii Lipsky, Vĕstn. Tiflissk. Bot. Sada 6(1): 73 (1903).

Homonyms

• Veronica pontica Velen., Abh. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. 37: 52 (1893 publ. 1894), nom. illeg. vide Veronica aznavourii Dörfl., Exsicc. (Herb. Norm.) 48: n.° 244 (1907).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus (Gruziya). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wettstein, R. 1891. Scrophulariaceae. Pp. 39–107 in: Engler, A. & Prantl, K. (eds.), Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien, IV. Teil, Abteilung 4. Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Veronica pontica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Veronica pontica. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 21 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Veronica pontica. Accessed: Aug 25 2025.Reference page. 

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