Species of flowering plant
Veronica elliptica, synonym Hebe elliptica, is a plant of the family Plantaginaceae.[1] It is native to New Zealand (including the Antipodean Islands and the Chatham Islands), south Argentina, south Chile and the Falkland Islands.[1] It is an evergreen, bushy shrub of 1 m or more in height, with green, oval leaves, 2–4 cm long. Flowers are white to pale mauve.[citation needed]
Branches from plants of Veronica elliptica on Disappointment Island, Auckland Islands, New Zealand were used by the survivors of the shipwreck of the Dundonald to build a coracle and oars which they eventually used to successfully reach Auckland Island.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Veronica elliptica G.Forst.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-10-09
- ^ Escott-Inman, Herbert (1911). The Castaways of Disappointment Island. London: S.W. Partridge & Co.
- "Veronica elliptica". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- Hebe Society entry
- Rhodora 23:39. 1921.
- Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961–. Flora of New Zealand.
- Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
- Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catalogo de la flora vascular de Chile.
- Moore, D. M. 1983. Flora of Tierra del Fuego.
- Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74., 1999.
