Veronica siaretensis E.B.J.Lehm.

Bulletin de l’herbier Boissier 8: 348 (Lehmann 1908).

TYPE CITATION. — Iran, Golestan: “Hab. Siaret [Ziarat]”, Bunge.

TYPE MATERIAL. — P[P03529365*, P03529366*, P03529367*, P03529368*].

Nomenclatural note. On his expedition to northern Iran, Bunge made also important collections of Veronica, for example that of V. siaretensis . This species belongs to a group of species with close relationship to the cosmopolitan weeds V. persica and V. polita (Fischer 1987) . The morphological diversity in the northeastern part of Iran is remarkable and species limits are difficult to draw. Therefore, identification of type material is important but unfortunately the herbarium LE could not be investigated in detail for these species. Therefore, I abstain from lectotypification so far. For V. siaretensis, Lehmann (1908) mentioned specimens from “Siaret” in G and LE. No material was, however, found in G.