Lepilaena
| Lepilaena | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Lepilaena australis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Potamogetonaceae |
| Genus: | Lepilaena J.Drumm. ex W.H.Harvey[1] |
Lepilaena is a genus of aquatic and marine flowering plant comprising 6 or more species endemic[2][3] to coastal and brackish or akaline inland waters of temperate Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand.[4][2]
The species are appended with common names that derive from their description as water-mats; for example, L. australis is referred to as Austral water-mat and L. marina as Sea water-mat.
Interpretation of molecular evidence for this poorly studied genus suggests a close affinity with Zannichellia, another genus of aquatic plants.[4] Two species are noted for their occurrence in marine environs, L. cylindrocarpa and L. marina, in estuaries and tidal flats.[4] L. cylindrocarpa is also found in a variety of brackish inland waters of mainland Australia.[5] Other species may be found in habitats of fresh to brackish, still or slowly moving, coastal or inland waters.
Species
The species currently recognised include:
- Lepilaena australis (type species, aquatic)
- Lepilaena bilocularis (aquatic)
- Lepilaena cylindrocarpa (brackish water,[5] marine[4])
- Lepilaena marina (marine[4])
- Lepilaena patentifolia (aquatic)
- Lepilaena preissii (aquatic)
References
- "Lepilaena Harv.". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- Guiry, M.D.; Guiry, G.M. (2008). "Lepilaena". AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ↑ Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 7: 57. 1855 IPNI
- 1 2 Hammer, Ulrich Theodore (1986). Saline Lake Ecosystems of the World. Springer London, Limited. ISBN 978-90-6193-535-3.
- ↑ Klaus Kubitzki, ed. (1998). Flowering Plants. Monocotyledons: Alismatanae and Commelinanae (except Gramineae) (The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants). Springer. p. 472. ISBN 978-3-540-64061-5.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Larkum, Anthony W.D.; Duarte, Carlos; Orth, Robert J., eds. (2005). "Taxonomy and biogeorgraphy of seagrasses". Seagrasses: Biology, Ecology and Conservation. Springer-Verlag New York, LLC. ISBN 978-1-4020-2942-4.
- 1 2 "Lepilaena cylindrocarpa (Muell.Stuttg.)". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.