Ruppia polycarpa

Ruppia polycarpa is a submerged aquatic herb species in the genus Ruppia found in shallow brackish waters. It is a common submerged herb on Australasian coasts, including Australia (NSW; SA; Vic; WA) and New Zealand (type locality).[3]

Ruppia polycarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Ruppiaceae
Genus: Ruppia
Species:
R. polycarpa
Binomial name
Ruppia polycarpa
R.Mason[1][2]
Ruppia polycarpa

It was first described in 1967 by R.Mason from a specimen (CHR 150837B) found near the mouth of the Selwyn River, New Zealand, on the riverbed, on 27 February 1966 by J. Clarke.[2]

It grows in "fresh to hypersaline coastal lakes, lagoons and estuaries".[4]

References
  1. "Ruppia polycarpa". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. Mason, R. (1967). "The species of Ruppia in New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 5 (4): 524. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1967.10428771. ISSN 0028-825X. pdf
  3. Jacobs, S.W.L.; Brock, M.A. (1982). "A revision of the genus Ruppia (Potamogetonaceae) in Australia". Aquatic Botany. 14: 325–337. doi:10.1016/0304-3770(82)90106-1. ISSN 0304-3770.
  4. S.W.L.Jacobs, M.A.Brock (2020). "Ruppia polycarpa. In: Flora of Australia". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Canberra. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
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