Veronica pectinata L. var. mardinensis Bornm.

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 : 103

Veronica pectinata L. var. mardinensis Bornm.

Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis 9: 113 ( Bornmüller 1910). — V. macrostachya var. mardinensis (Bornm.) Riek, Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis, Beihefte 79: 21, 27. ( Riek 1935). — V. macrostachya subsp. mardinensis (Bornm.) M.A.Fisch. in P.H.Davis, Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 6: 743 ( Fischer 1978).

TYPE CITATION. — Turkey, Mardin: “[…] von Sintenis ausgegebene Pflanze (iter 1888, no. 900) von Mardin ”.

LECTOTYPE (designated here). — “P. Sintenis: Iter orientale 1888. No. 900. Veronica aleppica Boiss. Kurdistania. Mardin: in declivibus montium. VI.”, JE[ JE00000099 !*].

ISOLECTOTYPES (designated here). — BP[ BP156230 !], BR[ BR0000005422678 !*], E[ E00326071 !*], GOET!, P[ P03529729 *], S[ S10-22001 *], WU[ WU070323 !, WU070324 !].

Nomenclatural note. Veronica pectinata is a variable species but predominantly western and central Anatolian.Sintenis’ collection from Mardin was used by Bornmüller (1910) to publish a new variety.However, the species does not occur in southern Anatolia. Riek (1935) was the first to recognize that the specimen of Sintenis shows better correspondence with V.macrostachya Vahl. This is also a polymorphic species and in need of more intense investigation.The specimen in JE shows this taxonomic history. Stapf was the first to identify the specimen as V. aleppica Boiss. , now considered a synonym of V. macrostachya , then Bornmüller left his suspicion of an affinity to V. pectinata on his label, followed by Riek’s labelling of V. macrostachya var. mardinensis and Fischer’s labelling of V. macrostachya subsp. mardinensis .