Veronica undulata

Veronica undulata

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. Beccabunga
Species: Veronica undulata

Name

Veronica undulata Wall. in W.Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. 1: 147 (1820).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Veronica anagallis-aquatica subsp. undulata (Wall.) Elenevsky, Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. 82(1): 153 (1977).
• Heterotypic
  • Veronica anagallis-aquatica var. punctata (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 293.
  • Veronica punctata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 93 (1825).
  • Veronica yedoensis Franch. & Sav., Enum. Pl. Jap. 2: 458 (1878).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Native to: Asia-Temperate China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, Xinjiang. Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan. Western Asia Afghanistan. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya. Indo-China Laos, Thailand, Vietnam. Introduced into: Asia-Tropical Indo-China Thailand. Northern America Northwestern U.S.A. Oregon, Washington. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wallich, N. 1820. Flora Indica; or Descriptions of Indian Plants 1: 147.

Additional references

• Albach, D.C. 2019. Veronica. Pp. 305–321 in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.), Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 17: Magnoliophyta: Tetrachondraceae to Orobanchaceae. xxiv + 737 pp. Oxford University Press, New York / Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-086851-2. FNA Website Reference page. 

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: Undulate speedwell
日本語: カワヂシャ
中文: 水苦蕒, 水苦荬
中文（简体）: 水苦荬, 芒种草, 水莴苣, 水菠菜

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