Taxon: Veronica biloba L.

Summary

Genus:

Veronica

Family:

Plantaginaceae

Tribe:

Veroniceae

Nomen number:

408179

Place of publication:

Mant. pl. 2:172. 1771

Comment:

though authorship often attributed to Schreber, the name is not ascribed to him

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

04/16/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Autonym(s)
Veronica biloba L. var. biloba

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Veronica chantavica Pavlov
Veronica nevskii Boriss.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Chowdhery, H. J. & B. M. Wadhwa. 1984. Flora of Himachal Pradesh.
Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Hitchcock, C. L. et al. 1955-1969. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Martínez-Ortega, M. M. et al. 2001. Typification of some specific names in Veronica (Scrophulariaceae) described by C. Linnaeus and N. J. Jacquin. Taxon 50:551.
McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
Saeidi-Mehrvarz, S. et al. 2001. Notes on the genus Veronica (Scrophulariaceae: tribe Veroniceae) in Iran: seed characters and a new record. Pakistan J. Bot. 33:152.
Täckholm, V. 1974. Students' flora of Egypt, ed. 2.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	bilobed speedwell			1	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Chinese	liang lie po po na	两裂婆婆纳		2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Nei Mongol Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Qinghai Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng	w.	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia			Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Altay		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Gorno-Altay		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan			Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran			Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq		n.	Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon			Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Syria			Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey	Afyonkarahisar		Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey	Amasya		Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey	Antalya		Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey	Aydın		Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey	Çankırı		Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey	Erzincan		Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey	Isparta		Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey	İzmir		Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey	Kars		Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey	Kastamonu		Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey	Kayseri		Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey	Muğla		Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey	Niğde		Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey	Rize		Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey	Sivas		Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey	Van		Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India		n.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal			Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan		n.	Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.

Native
Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq (n.), Lebanon, Syria, Turkey [Afyonkarahisar, Amasya, Antalya, Aydın, Çankırı, Erzincan, Isparta, İzmir, Kars, Kastamonu, Kayseri, Muğla, Niğde, Rize, Sivas, Van]
CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Gorno-Altay, Altay]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
MONGOLIA: Mongolia
CHINA: China [Gansu Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Qinghai Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng (w.), Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu]

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (n.), Nepal, Pakistan (n.)

Reference(s)

Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
Grubov, V. I. 2001. Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: lists as Veronica biloba Schreb.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=408179. Accessed 1 November 2026.