7579.000 Veronica L. - Speedwells

Description of the genus

Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves usually opposite but may be in whorls or alternate. Calyx usually with 4 lobes, the fifth when present, small. Flowers usually blue, rarely white or pinkish. Corolla with a very short tube and rotate 4-lobed limb. Stamens 2. Capsule ± laterally flattened.

Derivation of name: Named after St Veronica, who wiped the sweat from Christ's face

Worldwide: 180 species, mainly northern temperate, a few on tropical mountains and in the Southern Hemisphere; some subcosmopolitan weeds

Burundi: 1 taxon.

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abyssinica Fresen.Description, Image

Other sources of information about Veronica:

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Flora of Malawi: Veronica
Flora of Zambia: Veronica
Flora of Zimbabwe: Veronica
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Veronica

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Veronica
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Veronica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Veronica
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Veronica
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iNaturalist: Veronica
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Veronica
JSTOR Plant Science: Veronica
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Veronica
Plants of the World Online: Veronica
Tropicos: Veronica
Wikipedia: Veronica



Flora of Burundi: Genus page: Veronica.
https://www.burundiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1286, retrieved 6 December 2024

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