Biology:Potamogeton tepperi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Potamogetonaceae |
| Genus: | Potamogeton |
| Species: | P. tepperi
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Potamogeton tepperi is a water herb, belonging to the Potamogetonaceae family in the order Alismatales.[3]
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 the 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Potamogeton tepperi". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/66650.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bennett, A. (1887). "Revision of the Australian species of Potamogeton". Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 25: 178–179. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35140715.
- ↑ "Potamogeton tepperi". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/20426.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Potamogeton%20tepperi. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15565879 entry
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