Veronica teucrium L. var. catalaunica Sennen & Pau ex Watzl

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 : 108-109

Veronica teucrium L. var. catalaunica Sennen & Pau ex Watzl

Abhandlungen der zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft Wien 5: 48 ( Watzl 1910).

TYPE CITATION. — Spain, Gerona: “ Catalogne, Fortià et Cabanas, pelouses, Sennen (Pl. d’Esp., P, D) no. 336, May-Jun. 1907”.

LECTOTYPE. — Designated by Andrés Sanchez et al. (2008: 81); see also Martínez Ortega (1999) for more explanations on the specimens), W[W1908-0002588!].

ISOLECTOTYPES. — Designated by Andrés-Sánchez et al. (2008: 81): BC[ BC831933 , BC45083 ], BM, MA[ MA425319 ], [RNG], WU.

ISOLECTOTYPES (designated here). — BR[ BR0000035771166 *], DR!, FI[ FI015711 *], JE[ JE00001940 !*, JE00001941 !*], K[ K000806843 !*], LD[ LD1306507 *, LD1361445 *], LY[ LY0467576 *, LY0467577 *, LY0467578* ], MPU[ MPU027932 !], P[ P03975540 *, P04056568 *], PI[ PI058445 *], [ SEV83574 , not seen), U[ U.1723437 *]. The specimen CAS27371 is not a lectotype despite the correct label but the plants on the sheet are V. longifolia .

Nomenclatural note. V. teucrium var. catalaunica was described by Watzl (1910) based on specimens collected by Sennen in Catalonia. It is suggested to differ from typical V. teucrium in short grey indumentum. Watzl (1910) mentioned a similarity with V. prostrata despite growing where only V. orsiniana and V. teucrium are known. Andrés-Sánchez et al. (2008) synonymized it with V. orsiniana without further comments, but this is considered valid here based on habit and locality.