Pontederiaceae
Pontederia

Pontederia australasica (Ridl.) M.Pell. & C.N.Horn

First published in PhytoKeys 108: 57 (2018)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Australia. It is a helophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Northern Territory, Queensland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1987 Allen, C.E.F. [81] Australia Monochoria australasica K000873495 Type Yes
Hyland, B.P.M. [5193] Australia Monochoria australasica K002674656 Yes
Clarkson, J.R. [4761] Australia Monochoria australasica K002674653 Yes
MacDonald, A. [13] Australia Monochoria australasica K002674654 Yes
Chippendale, G. [7711] Australia Monochoria australasica K002674651 Yes
Lazarides, M.; Adams, L.G. [258] Australia Monochoria australasica K002674649 Yes
Orchard, A.E. [4683] Australia Monochoria australasica K002674652 Yes
Macononchie, J.R. [2684] Australia Monochoria australasica K002674655 Yes
Must, J. [697] Australia Monochoria australasica K002674650 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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