Potamogeton tepperi

Potamogeton tepperi is a water herb, belonging to the Potamogetonaceae family in the order Alismatales.[3]

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]

Taxonomy

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

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 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.[4]

Distribution & habitat

In Australia it has been found in Western Australia, South Australia, and Queensland, in warm and permanent waters.[4]

References
  1. "Potamogeton tepperi". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Bennett, A. (1887). "Revision of the Australian species of Potamogeton". Journal of Botany, British and Foreign. 25: 178–179.
  3. "Potamogeton tepperi". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  4. 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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