Veronica wogerensis (non vogerensis, wogorensis) Hochst. ex A.Rich.

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 : 82

Veronica wogerensis (non vogerensis, wogorensis) Hochst. ex A.Rich.

Tentamen florae Abyssinicae 2: 126 ( Richard 1851).

TYPE CITATION. — Ethiopia, Amhara: “in pl. Schimp. Abyss., sect. II, no. 730 […] Crescit ad rivulos in vallibus profundis regionis montanae Wogera ubi fructiferam, mense Martio collegit clar. W. Schimper.”.

LECTOTYPE (designated here). — “Schimperi iter Abyssinicum. Sectio secunda. 730. Veronica wogerensis Hochst. Ad rivos in vallibus profundis regionis montanae Wogera U. i. 1842 d. 17. Mart. 1840”, P[ P00208346* ].

ISOLECTOTYPES (designated here). — K[ K000405249!* ], P[ P03558619* ], S[ S10-22116* ], TUB[ TUB004179 *].

Nomenclatural note. Two years later, Schimper again collected in the area and collected the type specimen of V. wogerensis , considered to be a synonym of V. javanica ( Römpp 1928) , a pantropical weedy species. He sent it like all of his specimens to Hochstetter ( Wörz 2017) who again realized that it is a new species and gave it the new name when sending the specimens out to subscribers. Richard is most likely to have seen specimens in Paris and the specimen in the general herbarium matches the protologue perfectly. It is, therefore, likely the basis for the description and chosen as lectotype.