Veronica diosmifolia

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

Veronica diosmifolia A.Cunn., Bot. Mag. 63: t. 3461 (1836).

Lecotype (designated by Bayly & Kellow, 2004: 46): 'a slender twiggy shrub 3–12 ft [1–3.5 m] high found first at the head of the Wycaddy [Waikare] River and afterwards below the fall of the Keri Keri – also on the South Head of Hokianga, New Zealand, R. Cunningham no. 301, 1834, Allan Cunningham’s New Zealand herbarium, K!, piece mounted on the lower left of sheet (which also includes material collected by Hector).'

Homotypic
- Hebe diosmifolia (A.Cunn.) Andersen, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 56: 693 (1926).
Heterotypic
- Hebe diosmifolia var. vernalis Carse, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 60: 306 (1929).
- Hebe trisepala (Colenso) Cockayne, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 60: 472 (1929).
- Veronica trisepala Colenso, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 15: 324 (1883).

Veronica diosmifolia Knowles & Westc., Fl. Cab. 3: 65 (1839), nom. illeg. = Veronica formosa R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 434 (1810).

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

Bayly, M.J. & Kellow, A.V. 2006. An illustrated guide to New Zealand hebes. Te Papa Press, Wellington. ISBN 0-909010-12-9 Reference page.
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Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Veronica diosmifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Aug 26. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Veronica diosmifolia. Published online. Accessed: 26 Aug 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Veronica diosmifolia. Accessed: Aug 26 2025.Reference page.