Althenia australis

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Althenia australis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Potamogetonaceae
Genus: Althenia
Species:
A. australis
Binomial name
Althenia australis
Synonyms [2]

Hexatheca australisSond. ex Benth.
Lepilaena australisJ.Drumm. ex Harv.

Althenia australis is a species of aquatic plant in the family Potamogetonaceae. [2] [4] It is found in fresh to brackish waters in Australia. This species has been transferred from Lepilaena . [5]

References

  1. Short, F.T. (2010). "Lepilaena australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T173353A6997857. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T173353A6997857.en . Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Althenia australis (J.Drumm. ex Harv.) Asch". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  3. "Althenia australis (J.Drumm. ex Harv.) Asch". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  4. "Althenia australis (J.Drumm. ex Harv.) Asch". Global Diversity Information Facility. GBIF Secretariat. n.d. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  5. Ito, Y., Nr. Tanaka, P. García-Murillo, A.M. Muasya (2016) A new delimitation of the Afro-Eurasian plant genus Althenia to include its Australasian relative, Lepilaena (Potamogetonaceae) – evidence from DNA and morphological data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 98: 261-270.