Veronica maritima var. condensata Rchb.

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 : 62

Veronica maritima var. condensata Rchb.

Flora Germanica excursoria 1830-2: 372 ( Reichenbach 1833 [1830-2]).

TYPE CITATION. — none designated.

NEOTYPE (designated here). — Slovenia: “Krain, Lipa, am Laibacher Moraste. H. Freyer, Custos Mus. Lab.”, P[ P 04051195 * ].

ISONEOTYPES (designated here). — LMO!, MPU!, OXF!

Nomenclatural note. Bunge also received specimens from other collectors, for example, the widely distributed exsiccata series of Reichenbach. Therefore, type specimens of Reichenbach can also be found in the herbarium of Bunge in P. Veronica maritima var. condensata is a variety of a V. longifolia , which is completely glabrous, with four leaves per node, which have a cuneate base, are linear-lanceolate, with sharply serrate margin and very dense inflorescence. The name has been published by Reichenbach in his Flora Germanica Excursoria ( Reichenbach 1833 [1830-2]) and type material has been sent by Reichenbach in his exsiccatae series. Therefore, for many names there exist a large number of herbarium specimens, among them Bunge, but the original herbarium of Reichenbach has been destroyed. Since it is not clear whether Reichenbach saw these specimens before publication of the name, the exsiccate series can only serve as neotypes for names (e.g., Verloove 2017). Since the specimen in Paris is well preserved and is the only one known to me to be digitized, it is here chosen as neotype.