Althenia bilocularis is a plant found in both Australia and New Zealand,[3] in fresh to brackish waters. In Australia it is found in all mainland states with the exception of the Northern Territory.[4] In New Zealand it is found on the North, South and Chatham Islands.[5]
| Althenia bilocularis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Potamogetonaceae |
| Genus: | Althenia |
| Species: | A. bilocularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Althenia bilocularis | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Lepilaena bilocularis Kirk | |
Taxonomy
editIt was first described as Lepilaena bilocularis by Thomas Kirk in 1896.[1][6] It was transferred to the genus, Althenia, in 1927 by Leonard Cockayne.[1][2] This change by Cockayne is supported by DNA analyses.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Althenia bilocularis". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Cockayne, L.C. in Speight, R., Wall, A. & Laing, R.M. (ed.) (1927), Ecological botany of the Canterbury Plains. Natural History of Canterbury: 126
- ^ a b "Althenia bilocularis (Kirk) Cockayne | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ Conn, B.J. (1994). "Flora of Victoria: Althenia bilocularis". vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Lepilaena bilocularis | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ Kirk, T. (1896). "Art. LII: Notes on Certain Veronicas, and descriptions of new species". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 28: 500.
- ^ Ito, Yu; Tanaka, Norio; García-Murillo, Pablo; Muasya, A. Muthama (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. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.02.008. ISSN 1055-7903.
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