Veronica glaberrima Boiss. & Balansa in Boiss.

Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalum Novarum,ser.2, 3: 172 (Boissier 1856).

TYPE CITATION. — Turkey, Nigde: “Hab. In regione alpina Tauri Cilicici supra Bulgarmaden in pratis humidus cl. Balansa qui legit fructiferam fine Augusti”.

LECTOTYPE (designated here). — “B. Balansa, Pl. d’Orient, 1855. Veronica glaberrima, sp. nov. (Boiss.) Prairies humides de la région alpine du Taurus, au-dessus de Boulgarmaden . 28 août.”, G[G00343590*].

ISOLECTOTYPES (designated here). — BM[BM000997934!*], BP[BP348742!], CAS[CAS5126 *], DS[DS485518?], E[E00326066!*], FI[FI009740*], G[G00343588*, G00343589*, G00751940*], GH[GH00091940!], GOET[GOET011126!], JE[JE00000159*], K[K001070259*], KW!, MPU!, P[P03529409*, P03529411*, P03529413*, P03529414*, P03529415*], US[US00324048*], W[no barcode!, W1889-0080568!], WAG[WAG0004901 *].

Nomenclatural note. Veronica glaberrima belongs to the short-styled members of V. sect. Acinifolia (Fischer 1972) and is nowadays considered conspecific with V. pusilla (Fischer 1978) . It is a high-alpine dwarf and completely glabrous form.