Veronica schizocalyx Freyn & Sint.

Albach, Dirk C., 2025, From just a few to the most type-rich herbarium for Veronica L. (Plantaginaceae) - The effect of digitization of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle herbarium in Paris, Adansonia (3) 47 (7), pp. 47-130 : 104

Veronica schizocalyx Freyn & Sint.

Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 44: 324 ( Freyn 1894). — V. pectinata var. schizocalyx (Freyn & Sint.) M.A.Fisch., Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 6: 745 ( Fischer 1978).

TYPE CITATION. — Turkey, Kastamonu:”Paphlagoniae, Küre-Nahas, in declivibus saxosis ad Tschucha Chan die 3. Majo 1892 leg. Sintenis! (Exsic. No. 3732)”.

LECTOTYPE (designated here). — LD[ LD1227249 !*].

ISOLECTOTYPES (designated here). — BP[ BP349684 !], BR[ BR0000005422371 !*], FI[ FI015731 *], GOET[ GOET011131 !], JE[ JE00000176! *], LD[ LD1224203 !*], OXF!, P[ P04077654 *], PR[ PR377328 !, PR377329 !], PRC[ PRC453971 !*], S[ S10-24968 *], W[ W1893-3784 !], WU[ WU070318 !*, WU070319 !*], Z[ Z28948 !*].

Nomenclatural note. As mentioned above, V. pectinata is a polymorphic species and it is not clear whether this is in fact a good species or contains different lineages deserving the rank of species each. Fischer (1978) recognized three varieties, the type variety from western Anatolia, V. pectinata var. glandulosa also from western to central Anatolia and V. pectinata var. schizocalyx with pinnatifid calyx lobes and smooth seeds from northern and northwestern Anatolia. Fischer (1978) gives Bornmüller (1909) as source for the name at the varietal name. However, there the species V. schizocalyx of Freyn and Sintenis ( Freyn 1894) is mentioned as synonym of V. pectinata var. glabrescens . Therefore, the first publication of the combination at the varietal level is Fischer (1978). Riek (1935) mentioned a specimen from B, which is likely lost.