Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Lamiales Bromhead
Family
Plantaginaceae Juss.
Genus
Veronica L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Veronica hulkeana subsp. evestita (Garn.-Jones) Garn.-Jones in Garnock-Jones et al., Taxon 56: 577 (2007)
Synonymy:
  • ≡ Heliohebe hulkeana subsp. evestita Garn.-Jones, New Zealand J. Bot. 31: 331 (1993)
Holotype: Kekerengu R[iver], flowers lilac, H. T[albot], 14. II. [19]64, CHR 270814 ex Talbot Herbarium
Etymology:
The epithet evestita is derived from e-, without, and vestita, furnished with hairs, a reference to the sparse to absent hairs on stems compared with subsp. hulkeana.
 Description

Young stems glabrous or rarely sparsely glandular- and eglandular-puberulent, old stems glabrous. Leaf lamina lanceolate, rhomboid, or rarely elliptic; apex acute to apiculate, or rarely obtuse. Distal branches of inflorescence glandular-puberulent or sparsely puberulent. Pedicels glabrous or glandular-puberulent, 0–1 mm long. Calyx 2–3 mm long; lobes lanceolate, ovate, or deltoid, acuminate or acute, glandular-ciliolate or with mixed glandular and eglandular cilia. Corolla lobes glabrous.

 Recognition

Distinguished from subsp. hulkeana by sparsely puberulent or glabrous young stems and lower branches of the inflorescence. When hairs are present on inflorescence rachises they are sparse and often glandular, similarly at the base of the calyx. Calyx lobes are ovate to lanceolate to deltoid, acute to acuminate, with sparser marginal cilia that include some glandular hairs. The leaves tend to be more ovate or lanceolate, and the inflorescence is graceful, with flowers more distantly spaced than in subsp. hulkeana. ​

 Distribution

South Island: Marlborough (between Dunsandel Creek in the Waimā Valley and Boundary Stream near Kekerengu; inland at Whernside and Mt Ben More).

Veronica hulkeana subsp. evestita distribution map based on databased records at AK, CHR & WELT. Image: K.Boardman © Landcare Research 2022 CC-BY 4.0
Veronica hulkeana subsp. evestita distribution map based on databased records at AK, CHR & WELT. Image: K.Boardman © Landcare Research 2022 CC-BY 4.0
 Habitat

River and stream gorges, cliffs and rock outcrops, mostly on limestone. Recorded elevations range from 20 to 792 m.

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
 Phenology

Flowers: October–November; fruits: January–March.

 Cytology

Chromosome number unknown.

 Notes

V. hulkeana cv. Lena, with white flowers and yellow-green leaves, appears to belong to subsp. evestita.

 Images
Veronica hulkeana subsp. evestita. Stem. Scale = 1 mm. Image: P.J. Garnock-Jones © P.J. Garnock-Jones CC-BY-NC 3.0 NZ
Veronica hulkeana subsp. evestita. Stem. Scale = 1 mm. Image: P.J. Garnock-Jones © P.J. Garnock-Jones CC-BY-NC 3.0 NZ
Veronica hulkeana subsp. evestita. Leaves of a cultivated plant (cv. Lena), which has more yellowish leaves than most wild plants. Scale = 10 mm. Image: P.J. Garnock-Jones © P.J. Garnock-Jones CC-BY-NC 3.0 NZ
Veronica hulkeana subsp. evestita. Leaves of a cultivated plant (cv. Lena), which has more yellowish leaves than most wild plants. Scale = 10 mm. Image: P.J. Garnock-Jones © P.J. Garnock-Jones CC-BY-NC 3.0 NZ
Veronica hulkeana subsp. evestita. Calyx, with lobes lapering to a blunt point. Scale = 1 mm. Image: P.J. Garnock-Jones © P.J. Garnock-Jones CC-BY-NC 3.0 NZ
Veronica hulkeana subsp. evestita. Calyx, with lobes lapering to a blunt point. Scale = 1 mm. Image: P.J. Garnock-Jones © P.J. Garnock-Jones CC-BY-NC 3.0 NZ
Veronica hulkeana subsp. evestita. Flowers, Waima Valley, Marlborough. Scale = 1 mm. Image: P.J. Garnock-Jones © P.J. Garnock-Jones CC-BY-NC 3.0 NZ
Veronica hulkeana subsp. evestita. Flowers, Waima Valley, Marlborough. Scale = 1 mm. Image: P.J. Garnock-Jones © P.J. Garnock-Jones CC-BY-NC 3.0 NZ
Veronica hulkeana subsp. evestita. Flowers of a white cultivated form (cv. Lena). Scale = 1 mm. Image: P.J. Garnock-Jones © P.J. Garnock-Jones CC-BY-NC 3.0 NZ
Veronica hulkeana subsp. evestita. Flowers of a white cultivated form (cv. Lena). Scale = 1 mm. Image: P.J. Garnock-Jones © P.J. Garnock-Jones CC-BY-NC 3.0 NZ
Veronica hulkeana subsp. evestita. Capsule. Scale = 1 mm. Image: P.J. Garnock-Jones © Landcare Research CC-BY-NC 3.0 NZ
Veronica hulkeana subsp. evestita. Capsule. Scale = 1 mm. Image: P.J. Garnock-Jones © Landcare Research CC-BY-NC 3.0 NZ
 Bibliography
de Lange, P.J.; Norton, D.A.; Courtney, S.P.; Heenan, P.B.; Barkla, J.W.; Cameron, E.K.; Hitchmough, R.; Townsend, A.J. 2009: Threatened and uncommon plants of New Zealand (2008 revision). New Zealand Journal of Botany 47: 61–96. [as Heliohebe hulkeana subsp. evestita Garn.-Jones] [Naturally uncommon]
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.N.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R.; Heenan, P.B.; Ladley, K. 2018: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017. New Zealand Threat Classification Series. No. 22. [Naturally Uncommon]
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Champion, P.D.; Courtney, S.P.; Heenan, P.B.; Barkla, J.W.; Cameron, E.K.; Norton, D.A.; Hitchmough, R.A. 2013: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 3. Department of Conservation, Wellington. [as Heliohebe hulkeana subsp. evestita Garn.-Jones] [Naturally Uncommon]
Garnock-Jones, P.J. 1993: Heliohebe (Scrophulariaceae-Veroniceae), a new genus segregated from Hebe. New Zealand Journal of Botany 31: 323–339.
Garnock-Jones, P.J. 2023: Veronica. In: Breitwieser, I. (ed.) Flora of New Zealand – Seed Plants. Fascicle 9. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.
Garnock-Jones, P.J.; Albach, D.; Briggs, B.G. 2007: Botanical names in Southern Hemisphere Veronica (Plantaginaceae): sect. Detzneria, sect. Hebe, and sect. Labiatoides. Taxon 56: 571–582.