Jovellana repens is an endemic New Zealand plant in the family Calceolariaceae spread through both the North and South Islands.

[1] Jovellana repens is a perennial herbaceous plant which grows into a mat 1–2 m in diameter.

[1][2]Jovellana honours the 18th century patron of botany Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos and repens is from the Latin repere meaning to creep, which describes the way in which it grows.

It grows in shady spots on the sides of streams but also on banks and cliffs in lowland to montane forest.

[1][5] It can also be confused with Veronica jovellanoides but it has circular, spatular-shaped leaves with inflorescences that have one to seven non-pouched flowers and a magenta corolla.