Potamophila Explained

Potamophila is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family.^[1]

The only known species is Potamophila parviflora.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} It is endemic to New South Wales. Common names include Hastings River reed.^[6]

This species is a reedlike aquatic perennial grass growing up to 1.5 meters tall. It grows in and next to rivers.^[5]

It is a member of the rice tribe, Oryzeae.^[4] Among its closest relatives are the wild rice species of genus Zizania.^[7]

Notes and References

1. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00511.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
2. Ge, S., et al. (2002). A phylogeny of the rice tribe Oryzeae (Poaceae) based on matK sequence data. American Journal of Botany 89(12) 1967-72.
3. Guo, Y. and S. Ge. (2005). Molecular phylogeny of Oryzeae (Poaceae) based on DNA sequences from chloroplast, mitochondrial, and nuclear genomes. American Journal of Botany 92(9) 1548-58.
4. Abedinia, M., et al. (1998). Distribution and phylogeny of Potamophila parviflora R.Br., a wild relative of rice from eastern Australia. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 45 399-406.
5. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Potamophila Genus Potamophila.
6. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Potamophila+parviflora# Potamophila parviflora R.Br.
7. Henry, R. J. Plant Resources for Food, Fuel and Conservation. Earthscan. 2010. pg. 27.