7579.000 Veronica L. - Speedwells

Fischer, E. (1999) Scrophulariaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale (Congo-Kinshasa, Rwanda & Burundi) Jardin Botanique National de Belgique, Bruxelles

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

DRC: 4 taxa.

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SpeciesBotanical divisionsContent
abyssinica Fresen.VIII,IX,XIDescription, Image
anagallis-aquatica L.IXDescription, Image
glandulosa Hochst. ex Benth.IX
javanica BlumeVIII,IX,XIDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Veronica:

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

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Veronica
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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

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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Genus page: Veronica.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1286, retrieved 18 June 2026

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