Althenia bilocularis is a plant found in both Australia and New Zealand,[3] in fresh to brackish waters. In Australia it is found in all mainland states with the exception of the Northern Territory.[4] In New Zealand it is found on the North, South and Chatham Islands.[5]

Althenia bilocularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Potamogetonaceae
Genus: Althenia
Species:
A. bilocularis
Binomial name
Althenia bilocularis
Synonyms[3]

Lepilaena bilocularis Kirk

Taxonomy

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It was first described as Lepilaena bilocularis by Thomas Kirk in 1896.[1][6] It was transferred to the genus, Althenia, in 1927 by Leonard Cockayne.[1][2] This change by Cockayne is supported by DNA analyses.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Althenia bilocularis". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. ^ a b Cockayne, L.C. in Speight, R., Wall, A. & Laing, R.M. (ed.) (1927), Ecological botany of the Canterbury Plains. Natural History of Canterbury: 126
  3. ^ a b "Althenia bilocularis (Kirk) Cockayne | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. ^ Conn, B.J. (1994). "Flora of Victoria: Althenia bilocularis". vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Lepilaena bilocularis | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  6. ^ Kirk, T. (1896). "Art. LII: Notes on Certain Veronicas, and descriptions of new species". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 28: 500.
  7. ^ 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. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.02.008. ISSN 1055-7903.