Derwentia (plant)

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Derwentia
Derwentia perfoliata 2.jpg
Derwentia perfoliata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Plantaginaceae
Genus:
Derwentia

Raf.
Species

Currently included in the genus Veronica

Derwentia was a genus of flowering plants that is endemic to Australia. The genus was formerly included in the family Scrophulariaceae, but is currently included in Plantaginaceae, and is treated as a synonym of the genus Veronica .

All species are currently placed in the genus Veronica[1] as follows:

  • Derwentia arcuata B.G.Briggs & Ehrend. > Veronica arcuata (B.G.Briggs & Ehrend.) B.G.Briggs
  • Derwentia arenaria (A.Cunn. ex Benth. ) B.G.Briggs & Ehrend > Veronica arenaria A.Cunn. ex Benth. .
  • Derwentia blakelyi B.G.Briggs & Ehrend. > (B.G.Briggs & Ehrend.) B.G.Briggs
  • Derwentia decorosa (F.Muell.) B.G.Briggs & Ehrend. > F.Muell.
  • Derwentia derwentiana (Andrews) B.G.Briggs & Ehrend. > Veronica derwentiana Andrews
  • Derwentia formosa (R.Br.) Bayly > Veronica formosa R.Br.
  • Derwentia nivea (Lindl.) B.G.Briggs & Ehrend. > Veronica nivea Lindl.
  • Derwentia perfoliata (R.Br.) Raf. > Veronica perfoliata R.Br.
  • Derwentia velutina B.G.Briggs & Ehrend. > (B.G.Briggs & Ehrend.) B.G.Briggs

References[]

  1. ^ "Derwentia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2010-01-06.

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