Veronica pseudodivaricata Parsa

Kew Bulletin 1948: 222 (Parsa 1948).

TYPE CITATION. — Iran, Kerman: “ Kerman, Kuh-i-Dschupar [Kuh-i-Jupar, c. 29°55.8’N, 57°11.5’E], 3300 m., 7 May 1897, Bornmüller 5023”.

LECTOTYPE (designated here). — “Bornmüller (Iter persico-turcicum) no. 5023 (as V. speluncicola)”, K[K001070257 *].

ISOLECTOTYPES (designated here). — BP[BP349841!], HBG[HBG512100 *], JE[JE00000175!*], OXF!, P[P04077705 *], PRC!, STU!, W[W1897-0001251!], WU!

Nomenclatural note. Veronica pseudodivaricata has been described by Parsa (1948) from southeastern Iran. It is synonymized with V. rubrifolia described from northern Iran, a species reported from the Sinai Peninsula to western China, although morphological differences between plants from southern and northern Iran are known (Fischer 1981). If the southern populations would be split at the species level, V. pseudodivaricata would be the valid name for that taxon. Bornmüller labeled the type specimens mostly (incl. K, P, but not JE) with the name “ V. speluncicola Bornm. sp. n. ” but the name has never been validly published. Parsa certainly saw the specimen from K, but it is not clear, which other specimens he saw. Therefore, the specimen from Kew is used as lectotype and the other specimens as isolectotype.