Taxonomic notes on the New Zealand flora: new names in Veronica (Plantaginaceae)

Abstract

Two new combinations are made in Veronica at species rank. The new combinations are Veronica saxicola (de Lange) Heenan for Hebe saxicola de Lange and Veronica maccaskillii (Allan) Heenan for Heliohebe maccaskillii (Allan) D.A.Norton & Molloy.

Keywords:

• Plantaginaceae
• Hebe
• Veronica
• Hebe saxicola
• Heliohebe maccaskillii
• Veronica maccaskillii
• Veronica saxicola
• new combination
• New Zealand flora

Acknowledgements

I thank Ines Schonberger and Ilse Breitwieser for discussion and comments on this nomenclatural note. Funds for this research were provided by the Ministry of Science and Innovation.