Veronica biloba

Veronica biloba
Veronica biloba

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. Pocilla
Species: Veronica biloba

Name

Veronica biloba Schreb. ex L., Mant. Pl. 2: 172 (1771).

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Pocilla biloba (L.) W.A.Weber, Phytologia 58: 284 (1985).
  • Heterotypic
    • Veronica biloba var. densa Dar & Kachroo, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 87: 279 (1990), without a Latin descr.
    • Veronica chantavica Pavlov, Vestn. Akad. Nauk Kazakhsk. S.S.R. 5(86): 92 (1952).
    • Veronica exilis H.Schott ex Boiss., Fl. Orient. 4: 464 (1879).
    • Veronica nevskii Boriss., Fl. URSS 22: 396 (1955).
    • Veronica perpusilla Nevski, Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 4: 320 (1937), nom. illeg.

Homonyms

  • Veronica biloba Bourg. ex Boiss. in Fl. Orient. 4: 464 (1879), nom. illeg. vide Veronica campylopoda Boiss. in Diagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 80 (1844)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-temperate
    • Regional: Central Asia
      • Afghanistan, Altay, Buryatiya, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya
    • Regional: Southwestern Asia
      • Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Türkey
    • Regional: China
      • China North-Central, China South-Central, Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Xinjiang
    • Regional: Caucasus
      • North Caucasus, Transcaucasus
  • Continental: Europe
    • Regional: Eastern Europe
      • East European Russia
    • Introduced into:
      • British Columbia, Montana, Primorye, Utah, West Siberia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Additional references

Vernacular names

  • English: twolobe speedwell
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