Veronica sartoriana Boiss. & Heldr.

Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalum Novarum, ser. 2, 3: 171. (Boissier 1856).

TYPE CITATION. — Greece, Central Greece: “Hab. in Graecia Sartori, in monte Parnes Atticae versus cacumen in consortio V. arvensis Heldr. ”.

NEOTYPE (designated here). — “De Heldreich Herbarium Graecum normale = 2908 No. 748 Veronica sartoriana […] In pascuis saxosis m. Parnethis Atticae in reg. abietina versus cacumen, alt. 3500’-4000, in consortio Ver. Arvensis Lin. Rara. D. 5 Jun. 1857 ”, G[G00768679*].

ISONEOTYPES (designated here). — FI[FI015730*], P[P03517197*, P03517198*, P04077655*], S[S10-25551*], UPS!,WU[WU044017!].

Nomenclatural note. Veronica sartoriana was published in Nov./ Dec. 1856 (Stafleu 1970) but all specimens outside G found so far were collected in June 1857 from the type locality and bear the publication information from 1856. It appears that the species was described from a small collection and Heldreich collected on June 5th, 1857 under no. 748 / no. 2908 a larger sample to send it to colleagues and herbaria. The specimen G00768677 appears to have been collected in July 1857 from a different collection. Another specimen (G00768680) is interesting because it is only a single plant with the notes “Greecia […] (?) non notato Sartori”, while G00768681 is from June 8th, but the year is difficult to read but likely 1857. In such a case, none of the other specimens in G is clearly type material and the collection from June 5 th, 1857, should be the neotype. This is also the specimen used as lectotype by Strid (2024).