Veronica crinita Kit., 1814

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3. Veronica crinita Kit. ex. Schultes (1814: 26). ( Fig. 5 )

Stems (6) 10–40 (45) cm long, ascending to erect, tomentose to lanate, densely covered by eglandular hairs (0.2) 0.4–1.0 (1.9) mm long, ± patent, incurvate and antrorse or interwoven, not arranged in 2 opposite lines along the stem; apical shoot bearing 1–5 (10) pairs of leaves. Leaves (5.5) 13–35 (45) × (3) 4–25 (40) mm, the basal and medium ones similar, ovate to widely ovate, rarely widely deltate, lanceolate or elliptic, rounded, truncate or subcordate at the base, crenulate-dentate, usually very irregularly, sometimes revolute or subrevolute, the adaxial face usually sparsely covered by hairs, the abaxial face mostly tomentose or rarely more or less densely pilose, covered by fine and crooked hairs (0.1) 0.2–0.9 (1.2) mm long, sessile to shortly petiolate; apical shoot leaves opposite, narrowly elliptic to elliptic or lanceolate to ovate, crenulate-dentate, sometimes subrevolute. Racemes axillary, opposite, bearing (12) 20–85 (110) flowers, usually densely arranged; peduncles 1.5–11 cm long, indument similar to that of the stem, although usually shorter; bracts 2–7 (7.8) mm long, narrowly elliptic, narrowly oblong or linear, entire, glabrous, sometimes ciliate, rarely pilose; pedicels (0.7) 2.5–9 (9.3) mm long. Calyx (2) 3–4 (5.5) mm long, (4) 5 sepals, linear-lanceolate, sometimes subulate, longer or shorter than the capsule, usually glabrous, sometimes with a few sparse eglandular hairs restricted to the upper half. Corolla (8.5) 9–14 mm in diameter, light blue or blue-violet, pink or rarely white. Capsule (2) 2.5–4 (5) × (1.9) 2–3.5 (4.4) mm, usually longer than wide, elliptic, widely elliptic, suborbicular or obovate to very widely obovate, sometimes lobes slightly pointed at apex, rounded at the base, emarginate, sinus up to 0.8 mm depth, glabrous. Style (2) 3–5 (6) mm long. Seeds 0.7–1.8 × 0.5–1.7 mm, ca. 1–10 per capsule.

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Chromosome Number: —2 n = 16.

Habitat: —Dry and stony meadows, edges and glades of Quercus and Ostrya forests, usually on calcareous soils, although occasionally also on basalt, schistose soils, serpentines or trachytes; (140) 250–600 (2,200) m.

Distribution: —SE Europe; Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and European Turkey ( Fig. 6 ).

Phenology: —Flowering from (April) May to June (July).

Notes: —There are some populations of V. crinita occurring in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, which are composed of individuals that are smaller in size than the typical plants identified as V. crinita . They have been recognized by some authors as a variety or a form (i.e., V. crinita f. bosniaca Fiala 1895: 619 , V. teucrium var. bosniaca (Fiala) K. Malý 1907: 229 , V. teucrium f. bosniaca (Fiala) Watzl 1910: 39 ). The inclusion of these populations within the variation of V. crinita according to the sources of information available to date has been discussed elsewhere ( Rojas-Andrés et al. 2015). AFLP markers are being used to determine the taxonomic identity and phylogenetic position of the infraspecific taxa described under V. crinita .

Specimens Examined: — BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. Central Bosnia: in alpinis m. Stražica in m. Vranica Plan. , G . Beck s.n. ( PRC 455004); Municipality of Pale: Al ??? region ver. Jahorina Planina, 19 July 1903, Maly s.n. ( W) ; Zenica-Doboj: Ravan planina, summit of Mt. Tajan, Dry meadow, serpentine, 1300 m, 44º17'19.0''N, 18º11'25.0''E, 23 May 2009, B . Frajman & P . SchÖnswetter Frajman-12562 ( SALA149244 ) .

BULGARIA. Burgas: Ost-Bulgarien: Eminska Planina (n.ö. von Burgas), Quercus cerris-frainetto- wald mit Tilia argentea , lichtungs, 400 m, 11 June 73, J. & F. Markgraf s.n. (B100327944); Haskovo: in herbidis collinis ad Haskovo, June 1906, Adamovic s.n. (K, W, WU); Kyustendil: In saxosis ad rad. M. Rilo supra vic. Rilo, July 1889, Velenovský s.n. ( PRC); In graminosis et rupestribus propr Kistendil, 1803, Urumoff s.n. (WU); Plovdiv: In desertis ad Papazli [= Popovitsa], June 1895, illegible collector (K); In collibus ad Philippopoliu [= Popovitsa], May 1893, Stríbrný s.n. (BM, W, WU); In desertis ad Papazli [= Popovitsa], May 1894, illegible collector (K); In desertis ad Papazli [= Popovitsa], 24 June 1898, V. Stribrny s.n. (B100327412, B100327413, B100327926); alrededores de Popovitsa, al SE de la ciudad, claros de bosque alterado de Quercus pubescens con Paliurus spina-christi , substrato calizo, 216 m, 42º07'22.6''N, 25º04'32.4''E, 18 June 2009, X. Giráldez , M. M. Martínez Ortega, B. Rojas Andrés &

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Phytotaxa 285 (1) © 2016 Magnolia Press • 27 M. Santos Vicente MS1227 (SALA149038); Shumen: In graminosis prope Sumen, 1803, Urumoff s.n. (WU); proximidades de Veliki Preslav, junto a minicentral eléctrica, orlas de bosque mixto de Ostrya carpinifolia , Paliurus spina-christi , Syringa vulgaris y Fraxinus , sobre substrato calizo, 140 m, 43º08'23.2''N, 26º48'29.0''E, 21 June 2009, X. Giráldez , M. M. Martínez Ortega, B. Rojas Andrés & M. Santos Vicente MS1230 (SALA149290); Sliven: Prope Sliven, in silvaticis ad (illegible word) ¿Scherdzi?, 25 July 1907, Schneider s.n. (W); Varna: Hills south of Varna, hills rather dry places, (illegible date) 1923, Gilliat-Smith s.n. (K); Prope Varna, in collinis ad ¿Scherdzi?, 18 May 1907, Schneider s.n. (W); Varna, May 1846, unknown collector (K); Varna district, 14 May 1923, Gilliat Smith s.n. (K); Varna district, hills S Varna, 27 October 1924, Gilliat-Smith s.n. (K); Varna district, 1924, Gilliat Smith s.n. (K); Varna, entre Vinitsa y el monasterio de Aladza, Borde de carretera en orla de bosque de Quercus y Ostrya , muy alterado, 182 m, 43º15'03.5''N, 28º00'08.7''E, 22 June 2009, X. Giráldez , M. M. Martínez Ortega, B. Rojas Andrés & M. Santos Vicente MS1244 (SALA149037); unknown province: Bulgaria occidentalis, Mt. Lozanska , inter dumetis prope pag. Panicerevo, 09 June 1955, I. Gancev s.n. (C); Flora Bulgarica austr.: in desertis ad Nova Mahala , 14 June 1896, V. Stribrny s.n. (B100327924, E, K, PR, W); in desertis ad Nova Mahala , 14 June 1895, V. Stribrny s.n. (MA112462, WU); in nemorosis ad ¿Hodzinova?, 8 June 1899, Stríbrny s.n. (WU); ¿Isker? Valley, 26 May 1957, Ushen s.n. (K); In nemorosis ad Papá?h, July 1909, unknown collector (BM); Nova Mahala , Bulgarien, unknown collector (B100327925).

MONTENEGRO. Plav: in declivibus orientalibus sub jugo Cazor prope pagum Plav, 1700 m, 14 July 1933, Rechinger fil. & Scheffer s.n. ( K) ; Pljevlja: Ljubicna, 2000–2200 m, 30 July 1903, Schiller s.n. ( WU) ; Plužine: cercanías de Boricje y Plužine, en el comienzo de la pista hacia Boricje, prados sobre calizas, 1489 m, 43.14030ºN, 18.91295ºE, 11 June 2015, M . Martínez Ortega, X. Giráldez, N. Padilla & N. López NPG 40 ( SALA157048 ) ; Rožaje: Shljeb prope Petsch (Ipek) [= Žljeb prope Pejë], 1800 m, Hayek s.n. ( W) .

REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA ( FYROM) : Kavadarci: Macedonia in decliv. dumetosis pr. Drenovo (Maced. centr.), 4–500 m, 13 May 1918, Bornmüller s.n. ( B) ; in graminosis prope Allchar , 19 June 1893, DÖrfler s.n. ( W, WU) ;

ROMANIA. Caraș-Severin: In silvis ad Thermas Herculis [= Băile Herculane], 19 May 1910, unknown collector (MA112461); Herkulesfürdö [= Băile Herculane], Krassó-Szörény megye, 5 May 1892, Richter s.n. (W, WU); Prope Herkulesbad [= Băile Herculane], July 1907, Golopencza s.n. (K, W); in fissuris calcareis Prolaz supra balneas Baile Herculane-Thermas Herculis, 450–500 m, 15 May 1922, Bujorean s.n. (BM, K, W, WU); in rupibus calcareis montis Domogled ad locum-Fehér kereszt-dicto, supra pag. Herkulesfürdö [=Băile Herculane], 27 May 1937, Karpati s.n. (PR); in valle Osernae, ad Thermas herculis, in silvis, 24 May 1913, Lányi s.n. (PR); weisses Kreuz, bei Herculesbad [= Băile Herculane], 5 June 1909, Watzl s.n. (WU); prope Baziás, June 1928, J. Wagner s.n. (B100327942); Băile Herculane, cerca del pueblo junto a la carretera 67D, prados sobre calizas y borde de cultivo, 223 m, 44.87198ºN, 22.41441ºE, 22 July 2014, X. Giráldez , M. M. Martínez Ortega, B. Rojas Andrés & N. López González NLG 131 (SALA157046); Hunedoara: in collibus dumetosis: Déva, 25 June 1890, J. Barth s.n. (B100327941, C, K, PR, W); in collibus apricis Deva-Schlopberg (loco clasico), 26 June 1890, Barth s.n. (K); in dumetis montius ad Déva in valle fluvii Maros frequens, (locus classicus), solo trachytico, 250–350 m, unknown date, Simkovics s.n. (B100327943, BM, C, K, PR, W, WU); in declivibus graminosis, montis Cetate supra oppid. Deva (loco classico), 450 m, 15 May 1911, unknown collector (E, K, W, WU); in monte “Várhegy” prope opp. Déva, 17 May 1910, Richter s.n. (W); Transsilvania, in monte Szár?egy ad Deva, 30 July 1883, Simonkai s.n. (B); Deva, en la colina de la ciudadela (Cetate), claros de bosque sobre sustrato ácido, 297 m, 45.88789ºN, 22.89591ºE, 21 July 2014, X. Giráldez , M. M. Martínez Ortega, B. Rojas Andrés & N. López González BR 271 (SALA157045); Mehedinți: Eiserne Thor, in fruticosis supra Gura Apei, 6 May 1971, Weber s.n. (PR); Sibiu: Prope Hermannstadt [= Sibiu], Kotschy s.n. (W).

SERBIA. Bor: zwischen Zlot und Brestovacka, Kalk, zwischen Gebüschen am Strassenhang, 10–24 June 1978, Polatschek s.n. (W); Entre Zlot y Brestovac, prados herbosos sobre calizas, 350 m, 44º01'25.2''N, 21º59'35.8''E, 26 July 2010, S. Andrés , X. Giráldez , M. M. Martínez Ortega & B. Rojas Andrés BR137 (SALA149288); Moravica: Cacak, June 1896, Wujicic s.n. (WU); Pčinja: in silvaticis m. Pljackovica, solo schist., illegible date, Ad??? s.n. (W); Pomoravlje: zwischen Despotovac und Stenjevac E Cuprija, Kalk, buschiger Hang, 10–24 June 1978, Polatschek s.n. (W); South Bačka: Kavlovci in collibus herbidis, 3 June 1911, Kupcok s.n. (K); unknown province: Selicebica, 1889, Illic s.n. (WU).

TURKEY. Kirklareli: Istrandcadag, E Velika, Buchenwaldgebiet , 7 June 1968, Bauer, Fitz & Spitzenberger s.n. ( W); Dereköy, carretera que sale al W hacia el pueblo de Geçitagzi, orla de bosque mixto y prados sobre

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DUBIOUS OR UNKNOWN LOCATION: In subalpinis ¿Petrina?, 1000 m, 10 June 1895, Barth s.n. ( K) ; in montibus ad Vajda, 28 July 1883, Simko??? s.n. ( B) ; ad V?sac, 25 April 27, Terescenco s.n. (K); in subalpinis: ¿Pesrina?, 1000 m, 10 June 1895, Barth s.n. ( B) ; in apricis submontanis ad Stamanika, June 1924, Adamovic s.n. ( WU) ; unknown collector (C).

Figures

FIGURE 5. Veronica crinita (a, g–h. Romania, BaziaȘ, J. Wagner s.n., B100327942; b–f, i–j. Bulgaria, Plovdiv, near Popovitsa, M. Santos-Vicente et al. MS1227, SALA149038). a, b. Habit; c. Stem indument; d. Medium leaf (adaxial face); e. Detail of a medium leaf (adaxial face); f. Detail of a medium leaf (abaxial face); g. Calyx, corolla, androecium and style (frontal view); h. Calyx, corolla, androecium and style (lateral view); i. Bract; j. Capsule and calyx. Illustration by Juan Castillo.

FIGURE 6. Distribution map of V. crinita based on herbarium specimens (black circles) and collected material (open circles).