Veronica linearis ( Bornmüller 1937: 139 ) Rojas-Andrés

Rojas-Andrés, Blanca M. & Martínez-Ortega, Montserrat, 2016, Taxonomic revision of Veronica subsection Pentasepalae (Veronica, Plantaginaceae sensu APG III), Phytotaxa 285 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

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scientific name	Veronica linearis ( Bornmüller 1937: 139 ) Rojas-Andrés
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6. Veronica linearis ( Bornmüller 1937: 139) Rojas-Andrés View in CoL & M.M.Mart.Ort. in Rojas-Andrés et al. (2016: 621). ( Fig. 10 View FIGURE 10 )

Stems 3–7.5 cm long, ascending to erect, indument tomentose to villose, composed by subpatent-retrorse eglandular hairs (0.3) 0.5–1.3 (1.9) mm long, not arranged in 2 opposite lines along the stem; apical shoot bearing (3) 10–15 pairs of leaves. Leaves (4) 8–23 (26) × 1–3 (3.3) mm; the basal ones linear or oblanceolate, sometimes obovate, rarely narrowly elliptic; the medium ones linear or oblanceolate; attenuate at the base, entire or crenate, revolute, glabrous or sparsely to densely covered by hairs 0.2–1.0 mm long, sessile or shortly petiolate; apical shoot leaves opposite, linear or oblanceolate, entire or crenate, revolute. Racemes axillary, usually solitary (i.e., each pair of leaves bearing one raceme), sometimes 2 opposite, bearing 20–55 flowers, loosely to densely arranged; peduncles 1.3–9 cm long, covered by the same type of indument as that of the stem, although not less dense; bracts (2) 2.5–7 (8) mm long, linear to narrowly elliptic, entire, pilose or villose; pedicels (2) 3–8 (10.7) mm long. Calyx (2.8) 3–4 (5) mm long, (4) 5 sepals, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, usually shorter than the capsule, pilose or villose, with eglandular hairs. Corolla ca. 4–10 cm, blue or pink (after Krpač, 2000). Capsule (2.9) 3–5 (5.3) ×

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(2.7) 3–5 (5.9) mm, longer than wide, wider than long or as long as wide, elliptic to oblate, rounded at the base, emarginate, sinus up to 0.7 mm depth, pilose or villose, with eglandular hairs. Style 3–5 mm long. Seeds 1.4–1.8 × 1.2–2.0 mm, ca. 2–11 per capsule.

TAXONOMIC REVISION OF VERONICA SUBSECTION PENTASEPALAE

Chromosome Number: —2 n = 16 (after Krpač, 2000).

Habitat: —Dry meadows, shrublands and glades of Quercus spp. forests, siliceous soils; 480–1,500 m (after Krpač, 2000).

Distribution: —Endemic to the Republic of Macedonia ( Fig. 11 View FIGURE 11 ).

Phenology: —Flowering in April.

Notes: — Veronica linearis is a rare plant endemic to the Republic of Macedonia. It was originally described as V. kindlii var. linearis Bornmüller (1937: 139) , but the taxonomic singularity of this taxon seems to have been overlooked. Considering its distinctive morphological features, such as retrorse hairs covering the stem, linear leaves and villose sepals, we have recently proposed the specific rank for it ( Rojas-Andrés et al. 2016).

Except for one sheet lodged at B, both the herbarium material examined and the specimens of V. linearis studied directly in the field for this taxonomic revision were in fruiting state. Thus, the information about flowering time, corolla size and color given here have been completed after Krpač (2000). For the same reason we were unable to fix floral buds for direct chromosome counts. In addition, some data on chorology, habitat preferences and chromosome number has also been completed after Krpač (2000).

Specimens Examined: — REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA (FYROM): Makedonski Brod: entre Modrište y Zdunje, junto al Jezero Kozjak, prados secos (en pendiente) sobre sustrato ácido en claros de bosque con Quercus trojana , Fraxinus y Buxus sempervivens , 478 m, 41.72449ºN, 21.19320ºE, 11 July 2014, X. Giráldez , M. M. Martínez Ortega, B. Rojas Andrés & N. López González MO 6094 (SALA153001); Prilep: Auf dem Marmorberg Sivec bei Prilep, 09 July 1937, A. Cohrs s.n. (DR041944); Sivec bei Prilep, auf Marmor, 09 July 1937, O. u. E. Behr s.n. (DR041947); Prilep, Sivec, hacia la base de la montaña de mármol, en repisas herbosas entre rocas graníticas, 956 m, 41.41818ºN, 21.59467ºE, 19 June 2015, M. Martínez Ortega, X. Giráldez, N. Padilla & N. López NPG 51 (SALA157038); Sopište: Skopje, cerca de Nova Breznica , prados pedregosos cuarcíticos ralos sobre tapiz muscinal, 948 m, 41.88597ºN, 21.25379ºE, 22 June 2015, M. Martínez Ortega, X. Giráldez, N. Padilla & N. López NLG 151 (SALA157040); Studeničani: Gipfelregion (west-abhang) der Jakubica (Golesnica Planina), 15 June 1931, J. Bornmüller s.n. (B100325909).

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Material provisionally assigned to V. linearis : — REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA ( FYROM): Brvenica: Gurgurnica, prados cortos sobre calizas, 1482 m, 41.85649ºN, 21.0935ºE, 6 July 2014, X. Giráldez , M. M. Martínez Ortega, B. Rojas Andrés & N. López González BR 256* ( SALA 155834); Gurgurnica, prados cortos sobre calizas, 1482 m, 41.85649ºN, 21.0935ºE, 6 July 2014, X. Giráldez , M. M. Martínez Ortega, B. Rojas Andrés & N. López González BR 256 ( SALA 155835); Makedonski Brod: cerca del puerto Barbaros, prados cortos sobre calizas en claros de robledal con fresno, 913 m, 41.50444ºN, 21.29185ºE, 10 July 2014, X. Giráldez , M. M. Martínez Ortega, B. Rojas Andrés & N. López González NLG 125 ( SALA 153000); Tetovo: entre Stenče y Gurgurnica, prados cortos sobre calizas, 1291 m, 41.87981ºN, 21.04070ºE, 6 July 2014, X. Giráldez , M. M. Martínez Ortega, B. Rojas Andrés & N. López González BR 253 ( SALA 155833).