Althenia bilocularis explained

Althenia bilocularis is a plant found in both Australia and New Zealand,[1] in fresh to brackish waters. In Australia it is found in all mainland states with the exception of the Northern Territory.[2] In New Zealand it is found on the North, South and Chatham Islands.[3]

Taxonomy

It was first described as Lepilaena bilocularis by Thomas Kirk in 1896. It was transferred to the genus, Althenia, in 1927 by Leonard Cockayne. This change by Cockayne is supported by DNA analyses.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Althenia bilocularis (Kirk) Cockayne Plants of the World Online Kew Science. Plants of the World Online. 2019-11-29.
  2. Web site: Flora of Victoria: Althenia bilocularis. Conn, B.J.. 1994. vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180512014822/https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/ef72485b-825a-4ef8-be75-adae9bac8b83 . 12 May 2018 . 2019-11-29.
  3. Web site: Lepilaena bilocularis New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. nzpcn.org.nz. 2019-11-29.
  4. 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. 10.1016/j.ympev.2016.02.008. 10557903.

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