- Family: Plantaginaceae Juss.
- Genus: Veronica L.
Veronica javanica Blume
- Genus: Veronica L.
This species is accepted, and its native range is Eritrea to S. Tropical Africa, Tropical & Subtropical Asia.
[CPLC]
Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Distribution
- Adventicia en Colombia; Alt. 2150 - 2600 m.; Andes.
- Habit
- Hierba
- Conservation
- No Evaluada
[FZ]
Scrophulariaceae, D. Philcox. Flora Zambesiaca 8:2. 1990
- Habit
- Annual, decumbent or ascending herb to about 15 cm. tall, much branched; branches up to 25 cm. long, usually densely greyish-white pilose.
- Leaves
- Leaves opposite; lamina 5.5–25 x 5–16 mm., broadly ovate, apex obtuse, truncate, subcuneate to subcordate, obtuse at base, coarsely creante-serrate, of ten less densely pilose above, subglabrescent; petiole 1.5–2(3.5) mm. long.
- Inflorescences
- Racemes axillary, 1.5–2.5 mm. long, few-flowered; flowers blue to whitish, bracteate.
- Bracts
- Bracts 2–2.3 x 0.4–0.5 mm., narrowly oblong, obtuse, shortly ciliate.
- Pedicel
- Pedicels 0.5–1 mm. long, stout.
- Calyx
- Calyx 1.8–2.5 mm. long at flowering, up to 3.4 mm. long in fruit; lobes 0.5–1 mm. wide, oblong to obovate-oblong, obtuse, glabrous to sparsely pilose, ciliate.
- Corolla
- Corolla up to 2 mm. long.
- Fruits
- Capsule 1.25–2.6 x 2.25–2.8 mm., broadly obcordate in outline, compressed, glabrous, ciliate on suture.
[FTEA]
Scrophulariaceae, S.A. Ghazanfar, F.N. Hepper & D. Philcox. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2008
- Type
- Type: Java, Gede Mts, type specimen unspecified, but probably Blume s.n.(L, holo.)
- Habit
- Annual herb, simple or usually well-branched, (4–)10–15(–27) cm high, up to 20 cm across, decumbent, pubescent to pilose
- Leaves
- Leaves broadly ovate, 1–2.5 cm long, up to 2 cm wide, truncate-cuneate at the base, subacute at the apex, coarsely serrate, pilose mainly on the veins beneath; petioles 0–3 mm long
- Inflorescences
- Inflorescence of lateral racemes, lax, 1.5–3 cm long, extending somewhat in fruit, 2–5-flowered; bracts oblonglanceolate, 4 mm long, obtuse; pedicels ± 1 mm long
- Calyx
- Calyx segments oblong, 3 mm long in flower, enlarging to 4–5 mm in fruit, obtuse, ciliate
- Corolla
- Corolla pale blue or pink purple, 1–2 mm long, soon falling
- Fruits
- Fruits broadly obcordate, 2–3 mm long, ciliate
- Figures
- Fig 30, 1–4, p 103
- Ecology
- Damp grassy places, ditches and cultivation, usually near human habitations; 900–2100 m
- Conservation
- Least Concern (LC); widespread
- Distribution
- Range: Ethiopia, extending through much of tropical Asia Flora districts: U2 K3 K4 K5 K7 T2 T3 T6 T7 T8
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Native to:
Assam, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Malawi, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Philippines, Rwanda, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Uganda, Vietnam, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced into:
Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Mauritius, St.Helena
Veronica javanica Blume appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ball, J. [s.n.], Brazil | K001048672 | |||
Ball, J. [s.n.], Brazil | K001048673 | |||
Griffith [3921], India | K000662121 | |||
Schimper [730], Ethiopia | K000405249 | |||
Hoehne, W. [s.n.], Brazil | K001048671 | |||
Maximowicz, C.J. [s.n.], Japan | K001070341 | |||
Oldham, R. [409], Taiwan | K001070342 |
First published in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 742 (1826)
Accepted by
- Lambdon, P. (2012). Flowering plants & ferns of St Helena: 1-624. Pisces publications for St Helena nature conservation group.
- Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
- Ghazanfar, S.A., Hepper, F.N. & Philcox, D. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Scrophulariaceae: 1-211.
- Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
- Lê, T.C. (2005). Danh l?c các loài th?c v?t Vi?t Nam 3: 1-1248. Hà N?i : Nhà xu?t b?n Nông nghi?p.
- Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
- Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (2000). Flore des Mascareignes 127-135: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
- Fischer, E. (1999). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Scrophulariaceae: 1-217. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
- Z.Wu & P.H.Raven (eds.) (1998). Flora of China 18: 1-449. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
- Kobayashi, S. & Ono, M. (1987). A Revised List of Vascular Plants Indigenous and Introduced to the Bonin (Ogasawara) and the Volcano (Kazan) Islands Ogasawara Research 13: 1-55.
- Dassanayake (ed.) (1981). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 3: 1-499. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
- Lambdon, P. (2012). Flowering plants & ferns of St Helena: 1-624. Pisces publications for St Helena nature conservation group.
- Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
- Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (2000). Flore des Mascareignes 127-135: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
- Fischer, E. (1999). Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Zaire-rwanda-Burundi), Scrophulariaceae: 1-217. Jardin Botanique National de Belgique.
- Kobayashi, S. & Ono, M. (1987). A Revised List of Vascular Plants Indigenous and Introduced to the Bonin (Ogasawara) and the Volcano (Kazan) Islands Ogasawara Research 13: 1-55.
- Dassanayake (ed.) (1981). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 3: 1-499. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- Fl. Ethiop. & Eritr. 5: 281 (2006).
- Fischer, F.A.C. Scrophulariaceae: 205, pl. 86 (1999)
- U.K.W.F.: 258, pl. 111 (1994)
- F.Z.: 8(2): 82, t. 30/A (1990)
- F.T.A. 4(2): 358 (1906)
- Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 742 (1826)
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