Veronica truncatula

Veronica truncatula

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota 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. Pseudoveronica
Sectione: Veronica sect. Hebe
Species: Veronica truncatula

Name

Veronica truncatula Colenso, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 31: 276. (1898 publ. 1899)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hebe truncatula (Colenso) L.B.Moore in H.H.B.Allan, Fl. New Zealand 1: 912 (1961)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North Island References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Colenso, W. 1899. Phænogams : A Description of a few more Newly Discovered Indigenous Plants ; being a Further Contribution towards the making known the Botany of New Zealand. Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 31: 266–281. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Garnock-Jones, P.J., Albach, D.C. & Briggs, B.G. 2007. Botanical names in Southern Hemisphere Veronica (Plantaginaceae): sect. Detzneria, sect. Hebe, and sect. Labiatoides. Taxon 56(2): 571–582. DOI: 10.1002/tax.562028 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Veronica truncatula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Aug. 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Veronica truncatula. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 18 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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