Biology:Derwentia (plant)

Short description: Extinct genus of flowering plants

Derwentia perfoliata

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, 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. → 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

↑ "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.

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