﻿AbstractA new speciesVeronicahongii, from western Hubei Province, Central China is described and illustrated. The species is morphologically similar toV.henryiYamazaki, but mainly differs in the glabrous plant, except pedicels, broadly ovate leaf blades, glandular-pubescent pedicels, obovate calyx lobes, smaller corolla, broadly ovate capsule and much smaller seeds.