Biology:Ruppia polycarpa

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Short description: Species of aquatic plant

Ruppia polycarpa
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Ruppiaceae
Genus: Ruppia
Species:
R. polycarpa
Binomial name
Ruppia polycarpa
R.Mason[1][2]
Ruppia polycarpa

Ruppia polycarpa is a submerged aquatic herb species in the genus Ruppia found in shallow brackish waters. It is a common submerged herb on Australasian coasts, including Australia (NSW; SA; Vic; WA) and New Zealand (type locality).[3]

It was first described in 1967 by Ruth Mason from a specimen (CHR 150837B) found near the mouth of the Selwyn River, New Zealand, on the riverbed, on 27 February 1966 by J. Clarke.[2]

It grows in "fresh to hypersaline coastal lakes, lagoons and estuaries".[4]

References

  1. "Ruppia polycarpa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/105124. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Mason, R. (1967). "The species of Ruppia in New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany 5 (4): 524. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1967.10428771. ISSN 0028-825X.  pdf
  3. Jacobs, S.W.L.; Brock, M.A. (1982). "A revision of the genus Ruppia (Potamogetonaceae) in Australia". Aquatic Botany 14: 325–337. doi:10.1016/0304-3770(82)90106-1. ISSN 0304-3770. 
  4. S.W.L.Jacobs, M.A.Brock (2020). "Ruppia polycarpa. In: Flora of Australia". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Ruppia%20polycarpa. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15295729 entry