Veronica hederifolia L. var. minuta Le Grand

Bulletin de l’Association française de Botanique 2: 69 (Le Grand 1899).

TYPE CITATION. — “Vincennes près Paris (Warion 1870)”.

LECTOTYPE (designated here). — “Paris: […] au bois de Vincennes. 21 avril 1870, A. Warion ”, P[P03517560*].

ISOLECTOTYPE (designated here). — P[P03999132*].

Nomenclatural note. Veronica hederifolia and V. sublobata are two closely related species, distinguished by chromosome number and a few morphological characters (Fischer 1967). Unfortunately, neither the chromosome number is available for Le Grand’s specimen nor are flowers present. The protologue and other morphological characters provide a mix of affinities for the plants, such as minute flowers and the relatively wide central lobe of the bracts speaking for V. sublobata, and the relatively short pedicel compared to the sepal speaking for V. hederifolia . The specific affinity of these plants requires further and more detailed analyses of the specimens. The specimen from the Drake herbarium is of slightly better condition and is more certain to have been at hand for Le Grand (see above), although both specimens are labelled with “n.” or “nobis” after the taxon name.