Veronica officinalis

Veronica officinalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Veroniceae
Genus: Veronica
Subgenus: V. subg. Veronica
Species: Veronica officinalis

Name

Veronica officinalis L., Sp. Pl.: 11 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cardia officinalis (L.) Dulac, Fl. Hautes-Pyr. : 390. 1867.
  • Veronica officinarum Crantz, Stirp. Austr., ed. 2, 4: 336. 1769, nom. inval.
• Heterotypic
  • Veronica acutiflora Lapeyr. ex Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. 1: 112. 1817.
  • Veronica allionii F.W.Schmidt, Fl. Boem. 1: 6. 1793, nom. illeg. non Vill (1779).
  • Veronica allionii var. tournefortii Vill., Prosp. Hist. Pl. Dauph. 20. 1779.
  • Veronica carquejana Samp., Ann. Sci. Nat. (Oporto) 10: 47. 1906.
  • Veronica depressa Schur, Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 495. 1866, nom. inval., pro syn.
  • Veronica dryadis Schur, Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Vereins Naturwiss. Hermannstadt 4: 54. 1853.
  • Veronica guentheri Opiz, Naturalientausch 111. 1825, nom. nud.
  • Veronica hirsuta Hopkirk, Fl. Glott. 9. 1813.
  • Veronica hirsutissima Opiz, Naturalientausch 111. 1825, nom. nud.
  • Veronica hortensis Opiz, Naturalientausch 111. 1825, nom. nud.
  • Veronica lanceolata Opiz, Naturalientausch 111. 1825, nom. nud.
  • Veronica mas Garsault, Descr. Vertus Pl. 4: 357, pl. 616. 1767, nom. inval.
  • Veronica muelleriana Schult., Mant. 1: 107. 1822, nom. inval.
  • Veronica officinalis [b] subarctica Schur, Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 495. 1866.
  • Veronica officinalis f. albiflora (G.Don) House, Bull. New York State Mus. Nat. Hist. 254: 624. 1924.
  • Veronica officinalis var. albiflora G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 571. 1837.
  • Veronica officinalis var. carquejana (Samp.) Cout., Fl. Portugal ed. 2 663. 1939.
  • Veronica officinalis var. dorotheae Sennen, in sched., nom. nud.
  • Veronica officinalis var. glabrescens Bolle, Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 7: 25. 1867, in sched., nom. nud.
  • Veronica officinalis var. glabrescens Merino, Fl. Galicia 2: 108. 1906, nom. illeg., non Bolle (1867).
  • Veronica officinalis var. major Sennen, Pl. Espagne nº 3490, in sched., nom. nud.
  • Veronica officinalis var. minor Gren., Fl. France (Grenier & Godron) 2: 591. 1853.
  • Veronica officinalis var. multicaulis Wallr., Sched. Crit.: 22. 1822.
  • Veronica officinalis var. silvestris Wallr., Sched. Crit.: 22. 1822.
  • Veronica officinalis var. tournefortii (Vill.) Rchb., Icon. Bot., tab. 1053-1054.
  • Veronica officinalis var. uniracemosa Zubía, in sched., nom. nud.
  • Veronica praetutiana Moretti, Bibliot. Ital. (Milan), 72: 217. 1833.
  • Veronica setigera D.Don, Mem. Wern. Hist. Nat. Soc. 3: 297. 1821.
  • Veronica spadana Lej., Fl. Env. Spa, 1: 22. 1811.
  • Veronica subarctica Schur, Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 495. 1866, nom. inval., pro syn.
  • Veronica talenceana Gand., Fl. Eur. 18: 203. 1889, nom. inval.
  • Veronica tournefortii (Vill.) Vill., Hist. Pl. Dauph., 2: 9. 1787.
  • Veronica vadiniensis R.Alonso, Lence, López Pach., Puente & Penas, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 141: 119. 2003.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Denmark, Finland, Føroyar, Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden. Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic, Slovakia), Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland. Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia (Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia). Regional: Eastern Europe Belarus, Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine (Ukraine, Moldova). Continental: Africa Regional: Macaronesia Azores, Madeira. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces. Regional: Middle Atlantic Ocean St.Helena. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Siberia Altay, Buryatiya, Krasnoyarsk, West Siberia. Regional: Russian Far East Sakhalin. Regional: Middle Asia Turkmenistan. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia). Regional: Western Asia Iran, Turkey. Continental: Northern America Regional: Subarctic America Greenland. Regional: Western Canada British Columbia. Regional: Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia. Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Chile Central, Chile South. Note: Grey script indicates introduced occurrences. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 11. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Komarov, V.L. et al. (eds.). 1934–1964. Flora SSSR. 30 vols. Moscow/Leningrad: Botanicheskii institut, Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR. Reference page. 
• Davis, P.H. (ed.) 1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. 9 vols. + Supplement. University Press, Edinburgh. Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Veronica officinalis. Published online. Accessed: 22 February 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Veronica officinalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 7. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Veronica officinalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Oct 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Veronica officinalis. Accessed: 7 Oct 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Veronica officinalis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 7. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

العربية: زهرة الحواشي المخزنية
azərbaycanca: Dərman bulaqotu
башҡортса: Шифалы юшан
беларуская: Крынічнік лекавы
български: Великденче
català: Herba dels leprosos
čeština: Rozrazil lékařský
Cymraeg: Rhwyddlwyn meddygol
dansk: Læge-Ærenpris
Deutsch: Echter Ehrenpreis
English: Heath Speedwell
español: Verónica
eesti: Harilik mailane
فارسی: ورونیکا آفیسینالیس
suomi: Rohtotädyke
français: Véronique officinale
hornjoserbsce: Dobry rozraz
magyar: Orvosi veronika
հայերեն: Բերենիկե դեղագործական
íslenska: Hárdepla
日本語: セイヨウグンバイヅル
lietuvių: Vaistinė veronika
Nederlands: Mannetjesereprijs
norsk nynorsk: Lækjeveronika
norsk: Legeveronika
polski: Przetacznik leśny
português: Carvalhinha
română: Ventrilică
русский: Вероника лекарственная
slovenčina: Veronika lekárska
српски / srpski: Честославица
svenska: Ärenpris
Türkçe: Çıban otu
українська: Вероніка лікарська
vepsän kel’: Norhein

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