Veronica austriaca L. var. glandulifera Schur

Enumeratio plantarum transsilvaniae: 493 (Schur 1866), nom. inval. (Art. 36.1c; publ. in synonymy of V. orientalis sensu Schur).

TYPE CITATION. — Romania: “Auf grasigen Hügeln, Thobnoden, bei dem Dorfe Borband unweit Carlsburg”.

ORIGINAL MATERIAL. — “No. 2948 […] collibus graminosis solo argillaceis prope pagum Borband Prope Carlsburg Transsilv 1845”, LW[LW00210343!], P[P03529887*].

Nomenclatural note. In his study, Schur (1866) provided the name V. austriaca var. glandulifera Schur as a synonym of V. orientalis Mill. Since it is given in synonymy, it is not valid. The specimens deserve further investigation since V. austriaca does not have glandular hairs but V. orientalis . However, the latter does not occur in Transsylvania. The plant is tentatively based on locality and the deeply dentate leaves identified as V. austriaca subsp. austriaca .