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 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. > 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. Retrieved 2010-01-06.