Veronica hawaiensis H.Lev.

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 : 58

Veronica hawaiensis H.Lev.

Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis 10: 123 ( Léveillé 1911).

TYPE CITATION. — United States, Hawaii: “ Hawaii: In herbidis Maunakea, 2000 m, jul. 1909 U[U. Faurie, 892)”.

LECTOTYPE (designated here). — “892 Veronica hawaiensis Lev. Habitat in herbidis Maunakea alt. 2000 m Insulae Hawai Legit Faurie Julio 1909 ”, P[ P04056480* ].

ISOLECTOTYPES (designated here). — BISH[BISH1014601*], P[P03520238*].

Nomenclatural note. Léveillé (1911) described 25 new species based on collections by Faurie, including V. hawaiensis , a synonym of V. arvensis . Leveillé probably did not expect a European weed in the collections, which further differs from typical V. arvensis in being plants dominated by a long slender inflorescence and long (almost) glabrous internodes. Only one specimen is from his herbarium and, therefore, this is used as lectotype with the species epithet in a different handwriting than the rest of the label. It is not clear whether Leveillé saw the duplicates of his collection, especially since the other specimen in Paris was not labelled by him and more clearly resembles V. arvensis .