Veronica polita from Kashmir and possible discussion

[Gurcharan Singh]

This was posted on Facebook Indian Flora Group. Repeating here for inputs

Veronica polita from Kashmir, 6 May, 2012 and a possible discussion. In fact the discussion was prompted by Bubai Bera who identified a plant on efloraofindia as V. hederifolia (earlier suggested by David from Edinburgh also)

Hooker's Flora of British India described two closely related species from Western Himalayas, Kashmir, also occurring in China, Europe.
V. agrestis L. (syn: V. polita :Fries) sepals ovate, obtuse, corolla 4-8 mm across, capsule 8-10 seeded (var. agrestis, leaves larger, sepals narrower, pale blue to white corolla) or 16-20 seeded (var. polita leaves smaller, broader sepals, corolla bright blue)
V. hederaefolia: sepals cordate, acuminate, corolla pale blue, 4 mm across, capsule 2-4 seeded.

Pennell who published revision of Scrophulariaceae of Western Himalayas in 1943, ignored V. agrestis but listed V. didyma, also did not record V. hederaefolia from Himalayas:.
V. didyma (syn V. polita Fries): leaves longer than broad, oval to lanceolate, dentate, corolla pale violet with darker veins in posterior lobe, capsule flattened, notched., 
V. stewartii: leaves broader than long, shallowly 3-lobed, sepals ovate acuminate,pedicels 2-4 mm long much shorter than petioles (10-15 mm long) capsule turgid, rounded or slightly notched at apex.(V. hederaefolia Europaen species with 5-lobed leaves, pedicels much longer than petioles, equalling or longer than subtending leaf),

Flora of China does not list V. agrestis or V. hederifolia, but records V. polita (syn: V. didyma var. lilacina)

Friends are requested to explore and firmly establish identity of our plants.

Conspectus of the genus Veronica Linnaeus (Plantaginaceae) in India Priyanka Agnihotri, Veena Dixit and Tariq Husain1 - Pleione 8(1): 9 - 16. 2014 list all three 
Conspectus of the genus Veronica Linnaeus (Plantaginaceae) in India Priyanka Agnihotri, Veena Dixit and Tariq Husain1 - Pleione 8(1): 9 - 16. 201.
Conspectus of the genus Veronica Linnaeus (Plantaginaceae) in India Priyanka Agnihotri, Veena Dixit and Tariq Husain1 - Pleione 8(1): 9 - 16. 2014.V. agrestis, V. hederifolia and V. polita from India. If so, it would be interesting to note key differences between the three.

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

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[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Singh ji 

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[J.M. Garg]

Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please.

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H, Singh ji,

Should I take this as Veronica polita ?

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