Veronica kotschyana Benth. in DC.

Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 10: 480. (Bentham 1846).

TYPE CITATION. — Turkey: “in monte Tauro, Kotschy no. 390, sub nom. V. billardieri ”, “aestate [summer] 1836”.

LECTOTYPE (designated here). — “No. 390 Veronica billarderi Vahl in monte Tauro Aestate 1836 legit Th. Kotschy ” G-DC[G00674292*].

ISOLECTOTYPES (designated here). — B (Stroh 1942), BM!, K[K001070250*], KW-Turcz.[no barcode!], LE[not seen], M[M0188529!*], MO[MO-277006!*], MW[MW0594692*], P[P03529284*, P04219254*], PRC[PRC453967!*], S[S10-22121*], UPS!, W![2 sheets].

Nomenclatural note. Veronica kotschyana is a distinct species from southern Turkey, which belongs to V. subg. Stenocarpon . The Paris specimens from the general herbarium P (P03529284) and from herbarium Steudel in herbarium Drake (P04219254) are unique since they have labels, on which the plant is determined as V. thymifolia Sm., not V. billardieri as stated in the protologue P(P03529284) contains two labels with different initial determinations).