Class
Order
Family
Genus
Classification
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Veronica macrocalyx var. humilis (G.Simpson) Garn.-Jones in Garnock-Jones et al., Taxon 56: 577 (2007)
Synonymy:
- ≡ Hebe macrocalyx var. humilis G.Simpson, Trans. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 79: 428 (1952)
- ≡ Hebe haastii var. humilis (G.Simpson) L.B.Moore in Allan, Fl. New Zealand 1, 940 (1961)
- ≡ Leonohebe haastii var. humilis (G.Simpson) Heads, Bot. Soc. Otago Newsl. 5: 6 (1987)
Lectotype (designated by Moore, in Allan 1961): from a plant in cultivation at Geo Simpson’s garden Dunedin, collected from slopes of Mt French at 1525 m altitude, G. Simpson & J. S. Thomson, Feb 1932, CHR 76135
Etymology:
Description
Leaves mostly 4–11 mm long, rarely shorter; lamina weakly keeled; keel extending to apex; margins reddish and not translucent, either papillose or erose (sometimes both on the same leaf), sometimes minutely glandular-hairy, especially when young. Calyx lobes red-tipped.
Recognition
Specimens from shaded sites in Nelson and Marlborough, such as in sink-holes, tend to have a more lax and sprawling habit, with longer internodes, darker green, spathulate to orbicular and sometimes sparingly toothed leaves, although toothed leaves also occur rarely on plants from sunny sites.
Distribution
South Island: Nelson, Sounds Nelson (Mt Richmond), western Marlborough, and Westland north of about Lewis Pass.
Habitat
Rocky alpine herb-fields, debris, and scree. Recorded elevations range from 1100 to 1908 m.
Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
Cytology
2n = 42 (see Bayly & Kellow 2006, as Hebe macrocalyx var. humilis).
Bibliography
Bayly, M.J.; Kellow, A.V. 2006: An Illustrated Guide to New Zealand Hebes. Te Papa Press, Wellington.
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.N.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R.; Heenan, P.B.; Ladley, K. 2018: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017. New Zealand Threat Classification Series. No. 22. [Not Threatened]
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Champion, P.D.; Courtney, S.P.; Heenan, P.B.; Barkla, J.W.; Cameron, E.K.; Norton, D.A.; Hitchmough, R.A. 2013: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 3. Department of Conservation, Wellington. [as Hebe macrocalyx var. humilis G.Simpson] [Not Threatened]
Garnock-Jones, P.J. 2023: Veronica. In: Breitwieser, I. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Seed Plants. Fascicle 9. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Garnock-Jones, P.J.; Albach, D.; Briggs, B.G. 2007: Botanical names in Southern Hemisphere Veronica (Plantaginaceae): sect. Detzneria, sect. Hebe, and sect. Labiatoides. Taxon 56: 571–582.
Heads, M. 1987: New names in New Zealand Scrophulariaceae. Botanical Society of Otago Newsletter 5: 4–11.
Kellow, A.V.; Bayly, M.J.; Mitchell, K.A.; Markham, K.R.; Brownsey, P.J. 2003: A taxonomic revision of Hebe informal group "Connateae" (Plantaginaceae), based on morphology and flavonoid chemistry. New Zealand Journal of Botany 41(4): 613–635. [as Hebe haastii var. humilis (G.Simpson) L.B.Moore; Hebe macrocalyx var. humilis G.Simpson; Leonohebe haastii var. humilis (G.Simpson) Heads]
Simpson, G. 1952: Notes on some New Zealand plants and descriptions of new species (No. 5). Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 79: 419–435.
