Biology:Potamophila

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Short description: Genus of plants


Hastings River reed
Potamophila parviflora habitat.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Oryzoideae
Tribe: Oryzeae
Subtribe: Zizaniinae
Genus: Potamophila
R.Br. 1810, not Schrank 1821 (Phytolaccaceae)
Species:
P. parviflora
Binomial name
Potamophila parviflora
R.Br.
Synonyms[1]
  • Oryza parviflora (R.Br.) Baill.

Potamophila is a genus of Australia n plants in the grass family.[2]

The only known species is Potamophila parviflora.[3][4][5][6] It is endemic to New South Wales.[7] Common names include Hastings River reed.[8]

This species is a reedlike aquatic perennial grass growing up to 1.5 meters tall. It grows in and next to rivers.[6]

It is a member of the rice tribe, Oryzeae.[5] Among its closest relatives are the wild rice species of genus Zizania.[9]

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Potamophila R.Br.
  2. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 5.0 5.1 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.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Genus Potamophila. New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.
  7. {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Potamophila parviflora | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?412183 | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 25 January 2018 }}
  8. Potamophila parviflora R.Br. The Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
  9. Henry, R. J. Plant Resources for Food, Fuel and Conservation. Earthscan. 2010. pg. 27.

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