Veronica rosea

Veronica rosea

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. Pentasepalae
Species: Veronica rosea

Name

Veronica rosea Desf., Fl. Atlant. 1: 13 (1798).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Veronica atlantica Pers., Syn. Pl. 1: 12 (1805), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Veronica atlantica Ball, J. Bot. 13: 174 (1875), nom. illeg.
    • Veronica cuneifolia subsp. atlantica Ball, J. Bot. 13: 174 (1875).
    • Veronica cuneifolia var. atlantica (Ball) Ball, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 599 (1878).
    • Veronica rosea var. atlantica (Ball) Murb., Acta Univ. Lund., 2, 19(2): 46 (1923).
    • Veronica rosea subsp. atlantica (Ball) I.Soriano, Lagascalia 18: 299 (1996), contrary to Art. 33.4 and 33.7(a). ICBN (2006).
  • Veronica rosea var. lacera Alleiz., Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 12: 126 (1921).
  • Veronica rosea var. leiocarpa Maire, Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 7: 198 (1924).
    • Veronica rosea subvar. leiocarpa (Maire) Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 20: 31 (1929).
  • Veronica austriaca var. maroccana Pau & Font Quer in P.Font i Quer, Exsicc. (Iter Marocc.) 1927: n.° 579 (1928).
    • Veronica rosea var. maroccana (Pau & Font Quer) Maire in É.Jahandiez & al., Cat. Pl. Maroc 3: 687 (1934).
  • Veronica rosea subvar. atrichocarpa Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 20: 31 (1929).
  • Veronica rosea subvar. eriocarpa Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 20: 31 (1929), nom. inval.
  • Veronica rosea var. pallida Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 20: 30 (1929).
  • Veronica rosea subvar. trichocarpa Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 20: 31 (1929).
  • Veronica rosea var. virgata Emb. & Maire, Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 21-22: 44 (1929 publ. 1930).
    • Veronica rosea subsp. virgata (Emb. & Maire) Dobignard & D.Jord., Saussurea 18: 93 (1987).
  • Veronica chartonii Litard. & Maire, Contr. Etude Fl. Grand Atlas 2: 6 (1930).
    • Veronica rosea subsp. chartonii (Litard. & Maire) Dobignard, Index Syn. Fl. Afrique N. 5: 117 (2013).
  • Veronica rosea var. glabrescens Emb. & Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 28: 372 (1937).
  • Veronica rosea f. ciliatisepala Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 31: 33 (1940).
  • Veronica rosea f. subglabra Maire & Weiller, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 31: 33 (1940).
  • Veronica rosea var. macrantha Pau ex I.Soriano, Lagascalia 18: 300 (1996).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Desfontaines, R.L. 1798. Flora Atlantica sive historia plantarum quae in Atlante, agro tunetano et algeriensi crescunt. Tomus primus. xx + 444 pp, 120 pl., Parisiis: Panckoucke. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. 1972. Veronica. Pp. 242–251 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. 
• Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2013. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 5: Dicotyledoneae: Oleaceae – Zygophyllaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0128-5, 451 pp. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Veronica rosea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Aug 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Veronica rosea. Published online. Accessed: 10 Aug 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Veronica rosea. Accessed: Aug 10 2025.Reference page. 

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