Potamogetonaceae

Althenia F.Petit

First published in Ann. Sci. Observ. 1: 451 (1829)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Medit. to Central Asia, S. Africa, Australia, New Zealand.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Altay, Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Cyprus, France, Greece, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kriti, Morocco, Namibia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Queensland, Sardegna, Sicilia, South Australia, South European Russia, Spain, Tasmania, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Türkey, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dunn, S.T. [s.n.] Korea, South K003086082 No
Delile, A.R. [s.n.] France K000203462 Unknown Type Material Yes
{Drummond} [181] Australia Lepilaena K003086108 No
{Drummond} [115] Australia Lepilaena K003086109 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0