Ruppiaceae
Ruppia

Ruppia megacarpa R.Mason

First published in New Zealand J. Bot. 5: 525 (1967)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Russian Far East to W. Japan and E. China, S. & SE. Australia, New Zealand. It is a rhizomatous hydrogeophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China North-Central, China Southeast, Japan, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Primorye, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Jacobs, S.W.L. & Brock, M.A. (1982). A revision of the genus Ruppia (Potamogetonaceae) in Australia. Aquatic Botany 14: 325-337.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Moore, L.B. & Edgar, E. (1970). Flora of New Zealand 2: 1-354. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Yu, S., Shi, M.M. & Chen, X.Y. (2014). Species diversity and distribution of Ruppia in China: Potential tole of long-distance dispersal and environmental factors. Journal of systematics and evolution 52: 231-239.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jacobs, S.W.L. & Brock, M.A. (1982). A revision of the genus Ruppia (Potamogetonaceae) in Australia. Aquatic Botany 14: 325-337.
  • Moore, L.B. & Edgar, E. (1970). Flora of New Zealand 2: 1-354. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Yu, S., Shi, M.M. & Chen, X.Y. (2014). Species diversity and distribution of Ruppia in China: Potential tole of long-distance dispersal and environmental factors. Journal of systematics and evolution 52: 231-239.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gunn [1359] Australia K003908851 Yes
Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K003908860 Yes
Mason, R. [10692] New Zealand K003908905 Yes
McMaugh, W. [NSW58298] Australia K003908866 Yes
Lepschi, B.J.; Lally, T.R. [2276] Australia K003908849 Yes
Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Webb, H. [71792] Australia K003908858 Yes
Wilson, K.L. [2752] Australia K003908850 Yes
s.coll. [1359?] Australia K003908854 Yes
Strid, Å. [21124] Australia K003908848 Yes
Gunn [1359] Australia K003908855 Yes
Melville, R.; Willis, J.; Day, B. [2098] Australia K003908859 Yes
Lauterbach, C. [5336] Australia K003908856 Yes
Jacobs, S.; Williams, A. [2418] Australia K003908867 Yes
Archer, W. [s.n.] Australia K003908852 Yes
McMaugh, W. [NSW66056] Australia K003908868 Yes
May, V. [NSW 128495] Australia K003908863 Yes
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Australia K003908861 Yes
McMaugh, W. [NSW66054] Australia K003908864 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [414] Australia K003908865 Yes
Lauterbach, C. [5336] Australia K003908857 Yes
Melville, R.; Melville, E.F. [5860] New Zealand K003908906 Yes
Melville, R.; Melville, E.F. [5856] New Zealand K003908907 Yes
Mueller, F. [s.n.] Australia K003908862 Yes
Hemsley, J.H. [6105] Australia K003908853 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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