Ruppia bicarpa is an aquatic plant species in the genus Ruppia of Ruppiaceae. It is found in shallow waters.
Ruppia bicarpa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Ruppiaceae |
Genus: | Ruppia |
Species: | R. bicarpa
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Binomial name | |
Ruppia bicarpa Yu Ito et Muasya
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Distribution and habitat
editKnown only from Western Cape, South Africa.[1]
References
edit- ^ Ito, Y., T. Ohi-Toma, J. Murata, Nr. Tanaka, & A.M. Muasya (2015) Phylogeny of Ruppia (Ruppiaceae) Revisited: Molecular and Morphological Evidence for a New Species from Western Cape, South Africa. Systematic Botany 40(4): 942-949 doi: 10.1600/036364415X689988