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Potamogeton tepperi

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Potamogeton tepperi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Potamogetonaceae
Genus: Potamogeton
Species:
P. tepperi
Binomial name
Potamogeton tepperi
A.Benn.[1][2]

Potamogeton tepperi is a water herb, belonging to the Potamogetonaceae family in the order Alismatales.[4]

Taxonomy

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The species was first described in 1887 by the British botanist, Arthur Bennett,[1][2] from a specimen collected by Frederick Manson Bailey from a pool 500 miles north of Brisbane, and another collected from a river in South Australia by Johann Gottlieb Otto Tepper (who is honoured in the species epithet).[2]

Description

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It is an aquatic, rhizomatous perennial herb which has both submerged and floating leaves. The stems are terete and up to 3 m long. Stipules convolute, free from the base of leaf blade. Both submerged leaves and floating leaves are petiolate with lanceolate blades. The Inflorescence is a terminal spike up to 5 cm long which emerges above the water. The peduncles are erect, and recurved when fruiting. The fruit is reddish, brownish or green and keeled with a prominent beak. It flowers and fruits in the dry season.[5]

Distribution & habitat

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In Australia it has been found in Western Australia, South Australia, and Queensland, in warm and permanent waters.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Potamogeton tepperi". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ a b c Bennett, A. (1887). "Revision of the Australian species of Potamogeton". Journal of Botany, British and Foreign. 25: 178–179.
  3. ^ "Potamogeton tepperi A.Benn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Potamogeton tepperi". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  5. ^ a b S.E.Papassotiriou , S.W.L.Jacobs, C.B.Hellquist (2020). "Potamogeton tepperi". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study. Canberra: Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 19 March 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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