Veronica tumida

Veronica tumida

Veronica tumida

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. Pseudoveronica
Sectione: Veronica sect. Hebe
Species: Veronica tumida

Name

Veronica tumida Kirk, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 28: 521. (1895 publ. 1896)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Hebe tumida (Kirk) Cockayne & Allan, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 57: 29 (1927)
  • Leonohebe tumida (Kirk) Heads, Newslett. Bot. Soc. Otago 5: 5 (1987)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Kirk, T. 1895. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 28: 521.

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 tumida 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 tumida. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 18 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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