Hebe traversii

Hebe traversii and the synonym Veronica traversii[1] are unresolved names (status not yet finalized by World Flora Online)[2] for an ornamental plant of the family Plantaginaceae. It is a native plant endemic to New Zealand. The specific epithet traversii is in honor of naturalist Henry H. Travers (1844-1928), son of William Thomas Locke Travers.[3]

Hebe traversii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Hebe
Species:	H. traversii
Binomial name
Hebe traversii (Hook.f.) Cockayne & Allan
Synonyms
Veronica traversii Hook.f.

References

1. "Hebe traversii". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 January 2018.
2. "The Plant List: Hebe traversii Allan". Royal Botanic Garden Kew and Missouri Botanic Garden. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
3. Bubelis, Walt (Winter 2013). "New Zealand Plants and their Collectors" (PDF). Washington Park Arboretum Bulletin: 24–25. ISSN 1046-8749. OCLC 487128332. Retrieved 7 February 2018. He not only helped create the Wellington Botanic Garden but saw his passionate love of nature picked up by his son Henry (1844 -1928), who became a naturalist and professional collector. Henry Travers is responsible for the names Pseudowintera traversii, Hebe traversii, and Pimelea traversii.