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Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.

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Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f., Handb. New Zealand Fl. 212 (1864)
Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.
Garnock-Jones, P.J. 2023: Veronica. In: Breitwieser, I. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Seed Plants. Fascicle 9. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

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Endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
Bayly, M.J.; Kellow, A.V. (2006)

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Hook.f.
Hook.f.
Hooker, J.D. 1864: Handbook of the New Zealand Flora: a systematic description of the native plants of New Zealand and the Chatham, Kermadec's, Lord Auckland's, Campbell's and Macquarie's Islands. Part I. Reeve, London.
1864
212
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Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.
species
Veronica tetrasticha
The epithet tetrasticha is from the botanical term tetrastichous, describing a 4-rowed leaf arrangement.
Lectotype (designated by Moore, in Allan 1961): Canterbury, New Zealand, Haast 763, 1862, Herb. Hookerianum, K [information from records of received specimens – in the library at K – indicates that this collection is from “River Hopkins forming Lake Ohau”].

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Plantaginaceae
Veronica
tetrasticha

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Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Hebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan

Shrub to 20 cm. tall. Lfy twigs c. 2.5 mm. diam., deeply longitudinally grooved between lf-tips. Lvs densely crowded, erecto-patent, c. 1·5 × 1 mm., deltoid above the broad base, in upper half concave by margins turning upwards from flattened abaxial surface, tip narrow but not acute; marginal cilia short and stiff. Infls c. 5 mm. long, often ∞ and hiding vegetative tip; peduncle > lvs in fr. Fls in 1-3 pairs, sessile. Bracts 1-1·5 mm. long, ± cucullate. Calyx-lobes similar to bracts but narrower. Corolla-tube barely = calyx, lobes rounded, = tube, flat. Capsule c. 2 mm. long, long-ovoid.
Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Leonohebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Heads

2n = 42
2n = 42

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Hebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Hebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Hebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Hebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Bayly, M.J.; Kellow, A.V. (2006)
Leonohebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Heads
Hebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Andersen
Hebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Andersen
Bayly, M.J.; Kellow, A.V. (2006)
Leonohebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Heads
Hebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Andersen
Hebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Andersen
Garnock-Jones, P.J. (2023)
Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.
Hebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Andersen
Hebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Andersen
Garnock-Jones, P.J.; Albach, D.; Briggs, B.G. (2007)
Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.
Hebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Hebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Garnock-Jones, P.J.; Albach, D.; Briggs, B.G. (2007)
Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.
Leonohebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Heads
Leonohebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Heads
Bayly, M.J.; Kellow, A.V. (2006)
Leonohebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Heads
Leonohebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Heads
Leonohebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Heads
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Leonohebe Heads
Leonohebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Heads
Leonohebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Heads
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Leonohebe Heads
Leonohebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Heads
Leonohebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Heads
de Lange, P.J.; Norton, D.A. et al. (2009)
Leonohebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Heads
Leonohebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Heads
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)
Leonohebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Heads
Leonohebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Heads
Leonohebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Heads
Garnock-Jones, P.J. (2023)
Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.
Leonohebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Heads
Leonohebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Heads
Garnock-Jones, P.J.; Albach, D.; Briggs, B.G. (2007)
Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.
Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.
Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.
Bayly, M.J.; Kellow, A.V. (2006)
Leonohebe tetrasticha (Hook.f.) Heads
Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.
Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2018)
Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.
Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.
Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.
Garnock-Jones, P.J. (2023)
Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.
Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.
Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.
Garnock-Jones, P.J.; Albach, D.; Briggs, B.G. (2007)
Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.

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Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.
New Zealand
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Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
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Veronica tetrasticha Hook.f.
New Zealand
Westland Land District
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typification
Lectotype (designated by Moore, in Allan 1961): Canterbury, New Zealand, Haast 763, 1862, Herb. Hookerianum, K [information from records of received specimens – in the library at K – indicates that this collection is from “River Hopkins forming Lake Ohau”].
Etymology
The epithet tetrasticha is from the botanical term tetrastichous, describing a 4-rowed leaf arrangement.

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533394f1-79d1-439f-b02b-be0c60cd5cf7
scientific name
Names_Plants
5 July 2006
6 January 2023
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