Veronica tetragona

Veronica tetragona, synonym Hebe tetragona,[1][4] is a subalpine plant of the family Plantaginaceae, which is endemic to New Zealand.[1]

Veronica tetragona
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Veronica
Section: Veronica sect. Hebe
Species:
V. tetragona
Binomial name
Veronica tetragona
Synonyms[1][2][3]
  • Hebe tetragona (Hook.) Andersen

Of subsp. similis:

  • Hebe astonii (Petrie) Cockayne & Allan
  • Hebe hectorii subsp. subsimilis (Colenso) Wagstaff & Wardle
  • Hebe subsimilis (Colenso) Ashwin, H.H.B.Allan
  • Hebe tetragona subsp. subsimilis (Colenso) Bayly & Kellow
  • Leonohebe subsimilis (Colenso) Heads
  • Leonohebe subsimilis var. astonii (Petrie) Heads
  • Veronica astonii Petrie
  • Veronica subsimilis Colenso

Of subsp. tetragona:

  • Leonohebe tetragona (Hook.f.) Heads

Veronica tetragona can grow up to 1 metre high and has very small, yellow-green leaves that completely surround the stem. White flowers are produced during summer. The plant gets its name from its distinctive four-sided branches.[5]

Two subspecies were accepted by Plants of the World Online, as of October 2022:[1]

  • Veronica tetragona subsp. subsimilis (Colenso) Garn.-Jones, syn. Veronica subsimilis – north island of New Zealand[2]
  • Veronica tetragona subsp. tetragona – throughout New Zealand[3]

References
  1. "Veronica tetragona Hook." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. "Veronica tetragona subsp. subsimilis". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. "Veronica tetragona subsp. tetragona". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. Veronica tetragona
  5. "Hebe tetragona". Hebe Society. Retrieved 1 February 2012.


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