Derwentia (plant)

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

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

## External links

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* Genus Derwentia (New South Wales Flora Online)

Taxon identifiers

Derwentia|

* Wikidata: Q2709676
* APNI: 87604
* GBIF: 3233337
* GRIN: 26199
* IPNI: 113463-3
* IRMNG: 1280125
* NZOR: 903341e6-2de5-4c48-a2a9-dd567654363e
* Paleobiology Database: 37114
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:37584-1
* Tropicos: 40028474
* VicFlora: 56c04555-aafa-48e7-b9b0-44d45647784f