Veronica rotunda

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. Pseudolysimachion
Species: Veronica rotunda

Name

Veronica rotunda Nakai, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 29: 3 (1915).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pseudolysimachion rotundum (Nakai) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 2: 425 (1967).
• Heterotypic
  • Pseudolysimachion komarovii (Monjuschko) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 19: 215 (1984).
  • Pseudolysimachion rotundum f. albiflorum (H.Hara) T.Yamaz., Fl. Japan 3a: 350 (1993).
  • Pseudolysimachion rotundum f. album Y.N.Lee, Bull. Korea Pl. Res. 3: 24 (2003), contrary to Art. 37.6 ICBN (2000).
  • Pseudolysimachion rotundum var. coreanum (Nakai) T.Yamaz., J. Jap. Bot. 43: 411 (1968).
  • Pseudolysimachion rotundum subsp. coreanum (Nakai) D.Y.Hong, Novon 6: 23 (1996).
  • Pseudolysimachion rotundum var. petiolatum (Nakai) T.Yamaz., Fl. Japan 3a: 350 (1993).
  • Pseudolysimachion rotundum f. roseum Y.N.Lee, Bull. Korea Pl. Res. 3: 24 (2003), contrary to Art. 37.6 ICBN (2000).
  • Pseudolysimachion rotundum var. subintegrum (Nakai) T.Yamaz., J. Jap. Bot. 43: 411 (1968).
  • Pseudolysimachion rotundum subsp. subintegrum (Nakai) D.Y.Hong, Novon 6: 23 (1996).
  • Veronica amplectens Nakai, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 35: 137 (1921).
  • Veronica coreana Nakai, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 32: 228 (1915).
  • Veronica komarovii Monjuschko, Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 5: 114 (1924).
  • Veronica komarovii var. petiolata Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 19: 19 (1943).
  • Veronica rotunda f. albiflora (H.Hara) Yonek., J. Jap. Bot. 86: 236 (2011).
  • Veronica rotunda var. coreana (Nakai) T.Yamaz., J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 7: 142 (1957).
  • Veronica rotunda f. petiolata (Nakai) Yonek., J. Jap. Bot. 86: 236 (2011).
  • Veronica rotunda var. petiolata (Nakai) Albach, Taxon 57: 4 (2008).
  • Veronica rotunda subsp. subintegra (Nakai) Elenevsky, Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. 82(1): 151 (1977).
  • Veronica rotunda var. subintegra (Nakai) T.Yamaz., J. Fac. Sci. Univ. Tokyo, Sect. 3, Bot. 7: 142 (1957).
  • Veronica spuria f. albiflora H.Hara, J. Jap. Bot. 10: 366 (1936).
  • Veronica spuria var. subintegra Nakai, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 25: 62 (1911).
  • Veronica subsessilis var. subintegra (Nakai) Nakai, J. Jap. Bot. 19: 86 (1943).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China North-Central, China Southeast, Manchuria. Eastern Asia Japan, Korea. Russian Far East Amur, Khabarovsk, Primorye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nakai, T. 1915. Plantze nove Japonice et Koreane IV. Botanical Magazine 29: 1–13. BHL Reference page.  p.3 BHL

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Veronica rotunda 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 rotunda. Published online. Accessed: 10 Aug 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Veronica rotunda. Accessed: Aug 10 2025. Reference page.