Althenia australis is a species of aquatic plant in the family Potamogetonaceae.[2][4] It is found in fresh to brackish waters in Australia. This species has been transferred from Lepilaena.[5]

Althenia australis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Potamogetonaceae
Genus: Althenia
Species:
A. australis
Binomial name
Althenia australis
Synonyms[2]

Hexatheca australis Sond. ex Benth.
Lepilaena australis J.Drumm. ex Harv.

References

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  1. ^ Short, F.T. (2010). "Lepilaena australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T173353A6997857. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T173353A6997857.en. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Althenia australis (J.Drumm. ex Harv.) Asch". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Althenia australis (J.Drumm. ex Harv.) Asch". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "Althenia australis (J.Drumm. ex Harv.) Asch". Global Diversity Information Facility. GBIF Secretariat. n.d. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  5. ^ Ito, Y., Nr. Tanaka, P. García-Murillo, A.M. Muasya (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.
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