Potamophila

Hastings River reed
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Tribe: Oryzeae
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 Australian 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 Genus Potamophila. New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.
  7. ↑ Potamophila parviflora. Germplasm Resources Information Network.
  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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