Derwentia (plant)

Derwentia
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 is 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.

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. > Veronica blakelyi (B.G.Briggs & Ehrend.) B.G.Briggs
• Derwentia decorosa (F.Muell.) B.G.Briggs & Ehrend. > Veronica decorosa 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. > Veronica velutina (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. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Derwentia. Retrieved 2010-01-06. 

External links

• Genus Derwentia (New South Wales Flora Online)