Wolffia australiana

Wolffia australiana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Lemnoideae
Genus: Wolffia
Species: Wolffia australiana

Name

Wolffia australiana (Benth.) Hartog & Plas, Blumea 20: 151. 1972.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Wolffia arrhiza var. australiana Benth., Fl. Austral. 7: 162 (1878).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria Regional: New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Hartog, C. den & Plas, F. van der, 1972. The Australian species of Wolffia (Lemnaceae). Blumea 20: 151–153. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Wolffia australiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Wolffia australiana. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 11 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Wolffia australiana in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 11.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Wolffia australiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Nov. 2018.

Vernacular names

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