Lepilaena cylindrocarpa (Koernicke) Bentham 1878

Publication Details
Lepilaena cylindrocarpa (Koernicke) Bentham 1878: 180

Published in: Bentham, G. (1878). Flora Australiensis: a description of the plants of the Australian Territory. Vol. 7. London: Reeve.

Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Lepilaena is Lepilaena australis J.Drummond ex Harvey .

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Althenia cylindrocarpa (Koernicke) Ascherson.

Source of Synonymy
Ito, Y., Tanaka, N., García-Murillo, P. & Muasya, A.M. (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, 4 figs.

Basionym
Zannichellia cylindrocarpa Koernicke

Type Information
Type locality: "Australia felix"; (Robertson 1984: 78) Type: F. Mueller n. 52; Herb. Berlin (presumed destroyed).; (Robertson 1984: 78) Notes: Robertson (1984: 78) notes that “Australia Felix” was used broadly to denote the area of grasslands and coastline of southern Victoria from Melbourne westwards to Portland.

General Environment
This is a freshwatermarine species.

Created: 22 June 2000 by Fabio Rindi.

Last updated: 17 November 2020

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Habitat note
In marine estuaries; in areas influenced by tides but not exposed to open seas; also in fresh to brackish to saline inland waters, in swamps and lakes (Robertson 1984). - (24 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry