Veronica excelsa Desf.

Catalogus plantarum horti regii Parisiensis, ed. 3: 391 (Desfontaines 1829).

TYPE CITATION. — None designated.

LECTOTYPE (designated here). — FI[FI086071 *].

ISOLECTOTYPE. — P[P03510125*, P 04051211 *].

Nomenclatural note. Veronica excelsa is a garden variety of V. longifolia with narrow, strongly dentate, acute leaves. The affinity of this species is mentioned on the herbarium sheets and exemplified by its position just below that species in the catalogue (Desfontaines 1829). The lectotype is chosen from the herbarium Desfontaines in FI despite the meager information on the label. The two specimens in P are from the herbarium Poiret with the notes “Desf. Catal. Altit. 8-10 ped. Aff. W. marit.” and “h.p. Octobre h. Poiret”.