Hebe odora

Hebe odora, the boxwood hebe or mountain-box, is a plant of the family Plantaginaceae, which is endemic to North Island, South Island, Stewart Island, and Auckland Island of New Zealand. It is upright, rounded, evergreen shrub, reaching 1 m in height, with glossy green, spear-shaped leaves that are 1.5 cm long. Flowers are white.

Hebe odora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Plantaginaceae
Genus:
Hebe
Species:
H. odora
Binomial name
Hebe odora
Synonyms
  • Hebe anomala (J.B.Armstr.) Cockayne
  • Hebe buxifolia (Benth.) Cockayne & Allan
  • Veronica anomala J.B.Armstr.
  • Veronica buxifolia Benth.

References
    • GBIF entry
    • Hebe Society entry
    • "Hebe odora". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
    • Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 60:472. 1929.
    • Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961–. Flora of New Zealand.


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