| Veronica bishopiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Veronica |
| Species: | V. bishopiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Veronica bishopiana Veronica bishopiana Petrie
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Veronica bishopiana, commonly known as Waitakere Rock Koromiko, is a threatened flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. Endemic to New Zealand, it is found only in the Waitākere Ranges, a mountain range west of Auckland.[2] It was formerly known as the hybrid Veronica ×bishopiana, as described by Donald Petrie in 1926, before Peter de Lange gave it species status as Hebe bishopiana in 1996.[3] It was transferred to the genus Veronica in 2010, following scientific consensus among botanists.
V. bishopiana forms 2 by 1 m (6+1⁄2 by 3+1⁄4 ft) shrubs and has black stems with 4 by 13 cm (1+1⁄2 by 5 in) elliptic-shaped leaves. Flowering begins between March and August, producing purple-white flowers which form 7 cm (2+3⁄4 in) long inflorescences. Once pollinated, these become small brown seeds which are dispersed by the wind.[2]
Description edit
Veronica bishopiana forms up to one metre tall and two metre long shrubs. It has [2][4]
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Close up of the flowers -
The leaves -
Several inflorescences
Taxonomy edit
Discovery and naming edit
Etymology edit
The specific epithet bishopiana is after John J. Bishop, an Aucklander who first cultivated and recognised the distinctiveness of the plant, before bringing it to the attention of Donald Petrie.[6]
Distribution and habitat edit
Notes edit
Citations edit
- ^ "Assessment details for Veronica bishopiana Petrie". New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). Department of Conservation (New Zealand). 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d de Lange, P.J. (1 November 2004). "Veronica bishopiana". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lange 1996b, p. 187.
- ^ Lange 1996b, p. 189.
- ^ de Lange, Peter (1996). "A brief background to J. J. Bishop (1865 1933)". Auckland Botanical Society Journal. 51(2) – via New Zealand Regional Botanical Society Journals.
- ^ Lange 1996b, p. 190.
References edit
- Lange, P. J. De (1996-06-01). "Hebe bishopiana (Scrophulariaceae) — an endemic species of the Waitakere Ranges, West Auckland, New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 34 (2): 187–194. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1996.10410682. ISSN 0028-825X.