Veronica sect. Pseudolysimachia W. D. J. Koch, Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. 527. 1837.

Herbs, perennial. Roots glabrous. Rhizomes usually long. Stems 1 or cespitose, base sometimes woody. Leaves opposite or whorled, rarely alternate. Inflorescences terminal, dense racemes or spikes; bracts small, narrow. Calyx 4-lobed; lobes subequal. Corolla 4-lobed; tube rarely less than 1/3 of corolla length, villous inside; limb slightly zygomorphic; upper lobe widest. Stamens 2; filaments adnate to posterior part of corolla tube; anther locules apically confluent. Style persistent; stigma capitate. Capsule subglobose, slightly laterally compressed, apex rounded-obtuse and emarginate, loculicidal. Seeds numerous per capsule, flattened, smooth.

About 20 species: Asia, Europe; ten species in China.