Derwentia (plant)
Encyclopedia
Derwentia is a genus
of flowering plant
s 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
as follows:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s that is endemic to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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The genus was formerly included in the family Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family, are a family of flowering plants. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with flowers with bilateral or rarely radial symmetry. Members of the Scrophulariaceae have a cosmopolitan distribution, with the majority found in temperate areas, including...
, but is currently included in Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae Juss. or plantain family, are a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales. The type genus is Plantago L..In older classifications it used to be the only family of the order Plantaginales, but numerous phylogenetic studies, summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, have...
.
All species are currently placed in the genus Veronica
Veronica (plant)
Veronica is the largest genus in the flowering plant family Plantaginaceae, with about 500 species; it was formerly classified in the family Scrophulariaceae...
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 derwentianaVeronica derwentianaVeronica derwentiana is a flowering plant species of the family Plantaginaceae, endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is sometimes included in the genus Parahebe or Derwentia. It is a woody herb which grows to 140 cm high. Leaves are 5 to 20 cm long, with a cuneate, truncate or cordate...
Andrews - Derwentia formosa (R.Br.) Bayly > Veronica formosa R.Br.
- Derwentia nivea (Lindl.) B.G.Briggs & Ehrend. > Veronica niveaVeronica niveaVeronica nivea is a flowering plant species of the family Plantaginaceae, endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is sometimes included in the genus Parahebe or Derwentia....
Lindl. - Derwentia perfoliata (R.Br.) Raf. > Veronica perfoliataVeronica perfoliataVeronica perfoliata known as Digger's Speedwell is a small plant found in high altitude areas in south-eastern Australia. Attractive purple flowers form in summer....
R.Br. - Derwentia velutina B.G.Briggs & Ehrend. > Veronica velutina (B.G.Briggs & Ehrend.) B.G.Briggs