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Veronica davisii M. A.Fischer, sp. n., limited to the mountains of Kurdistan (S. E. Turkey and N. Iraq), is related to the Turkish-CaucasianV. gentianoides Vahl.—V. montbretii M. A.Fischer, sp. n., a local endemic of Erzincan prov. (E. Anatolia), shows affinities to the CaucasianV. liwanensis C. Koch and to the Turkish endemicV. oltensis Woron. & Schelk. from Erzurum province.
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Fischer, M.A. Two newVeronica species (Scrophulariaceae) of Turkey and Iraq. Pl Syst Evol 128, 237–241 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00984560
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