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  1. Family: Plantaginaceae Juss.
    1. Genus: Veronica L.

      1. Veronica javanica Blume

        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
    [FTEA]
    Use
    None recorded on specimens from our area.

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    Distribution

    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

    Synonyms

    Other Data

    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

    Bibliography

    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)

    Sources

    Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

    Flora Zambesiaca
    Flora Zambesiaca
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

    Flora of Tropical East Africa
    Flora of Tropical East Africa
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

    Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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    Kew Backbone Distributions
    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2020. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

    Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2020. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0