Hebe pimeleoides

Hebe pimeleoides is a flowering plant of the family Plantaginaceae. It is endemic to the dry mountains of Marlborough and Canterbury, in South Island of New Zealand. It is low-growing, evergreen shrub, reaching 60 cm in height, with gray-green, spear-shaped leaves that are 7–10 mm long. Flowers are pale lilac.

Hebe pimeleoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Plantaginaceae
Genus:
Hebe
Species:
H. pimeleoides
Binomial name
Hebe pimeleoides

Synonyms
  • Hebe glaucicaerulea (J.B.Armstr.) Cockayne
  • Veronica glaucicaerulea J.B.Armstr.
  • Veronica pimeleoides Hook.f. (basionym)

References
  • GBIF entry
  • Hebe Society entry
  • "Hebe pimeleoides". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
  • Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 57:38. 1926.
  • Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961–. Flora of New Zealand.
  • Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage.
  • Kellow, A. V. et al. 2003. "Variation in morphology and flavonoid chemistry in Hebe pimeleoides (Scrophulariaceae), including a revised subspecific classification", New Zealand J. Bot. 41:233–253.
  • Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.


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