The first published spelling is V. Greyi, but as Armstrong corrected this in his second publication, and as I take it Gray was the mans name, the corrected spelling should be used. It is definitely a H. vernicosa.
Other identifications
Identification
Determined name:
Veronica Grayi Armstrong
Determiner:
Identification date:
Preferred name:
Veronica vernicosa Hook.f.
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Identification
Determined name:
Veronica vernicosa var. multiflora
Determiner:
A.W. [Wall A]
Identification date:
Preferred name:
Veronica vernicosa Hook.f.
Active:
no
Identification type:
Determination
Note:
Type
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Rangitata Valley
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
-43.7506 171.158
Verbatim locality:
Rangitata Valley
Verbatim collector:
W. Gray
Standardised collector:
W. Gray
Verbatim date:
Country:
New Zealand
Land District:
Canterbury Land District
Specimen notes
Herbarium history:
Armstrong Herbarium. Transferred from Christchurch Botanic Gardens (CHBG). The Armstrong Collection was gifted by the Christchurch City Council, July 2014
Supplementary remarks:
This specimen was originally transcribed by volunteers through the Atlas of Living Australia DigiVol Volunteer Portal in 2015