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Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.

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Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr., N.Z. Ctry. J. 3: 56 (1879)
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.

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New Zealand
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J.B.Armstr.
J.B.Armstr.
1879
56
ICN
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
species
Veronica amplexicaulis
The epithet amplexicaulis (stem-clasping) refers to the way the wide leaf bases encircle the stem.
Holotype: Upper Rangitata, J.F. Armstrong, 1869, CHR 635751

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amplexicaulis

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Shrub c. 30 cm. tall with spreading branches. Branchlets stout, covered with dense rather long pubescence, length of internodes 2-3 × diam. Lvs patent or reflexed, c. 18 × 8 mm., oblong, thick and glaucous, those near infl. sts broader and ovate; lf-bud without sinus, lf subcordate at base; lamina obtuse, entire, covered on both sides with dense hairy pubescence that is shorter or absent on reddish margins, midrib obscure. Infls lateral, simple, compact spikes 15-20 mm. long projecting well beyond lvs on villous peduncles c. 2.5 cm. long. Fls sessile, bracts and calyx-lobes c. 3 × 2 mm., ovate, subacute, pubescent all over. Corolla white, tube narrow, slightly > calyx, = narrow spreading lobes. Ovary pubescent, capsule (seen only in garden plant) rounded, ± didymous, pubescent above, scarcely = calyx.
Small, us. decumbent shrub. Branchlets stout, almost or quite glab., length of internodes 1-3 × diam., older branches dark. Lvs loosely imbricate, c. 12-15 × 8-12 mm., broad-oblong, slightly concave, thick and glaucous; lf-bud without sinus, lf-base us. almost cordate; lamina only slightly narrowed to obtuse tip, entire, glab., midrib obscure. Infls lateral, simple (occ. tripartite), compact oblong spikes c. 15 × 8 mm., projecting well beyond lvs on villous peduncles c. 2 cm. long. Fls sessile, bracts c. 2.5 × 2 mm., us. obtuse, fringed with rather long cilia, sts with hairs scattered over surface. Calyx-lobes similar to bracts. Corolla white, tube narrow, > calyx, c. = rather narrow spreading lobes. Base of style and adjacent parts of ovary us. pubescent. Capsule rounded, ± didymous, little > calyx.

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Hebe allanii Cockayne
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
Hebe amplexicaulis f. hirta Garn.-Jones & Molloy
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
Hebe amplexicaulis var. erecta Cockayne & Allan
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
Hebe amplexicaulis var. suberecta Cockayne & Allan
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.

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New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Veronica amplexicaulis J.B.Armstr.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District

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Etymology
The epithet amplexicaulis (stem-clasping) refers to the way the wide leaf bases encircle the stem.
typification
Holotype: Upper Rangitata, J.F. Armstrong, 1869, CHR 635751

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19 January 2005
26 August 2022
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