Potamophila

Potamophila is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family.[2]

Hastings River reed
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Oryzoideae
Tribe:	Oryzeae
Subtribe:	Zizaniinae
Genus:	Potamophila R.Br. 1810, not Schrank 1821 (Phytolaccaceae)
Species:	P. parviflora
Binomial name
Potamophila parviflora R.Br.
Synonyms[1]
Oryza parviflora (R.Br.) Baill.

The only known species is Potamophila parviflora.[3][4][5][6] It is endemic to New South Wales.[7] Common names include Hastings River reed.[8]

This species is a reedlike aquatic perennial grass growing up to 1.5 meters tall. It grows in and next to rivers.[6]

It is a member of the rice tribe, Oryzeae.[5] Among its closest relatives are the wild rice species of genus Zizania.[9]

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Potamophila R.Br.
2. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
3. Ge, S., et al. (2002). A phylogeny of the rice tribe Oryzeae (Poaceae) based on matK sequence data. American Journal of Botany 89(12) 1967-72.
4. Guo, Y. and S. Ge. (2005). Molecular phylogeny of Oryzeae (Poaceae) based on DNA sequences from chloroplast, mitochondrial, and nuclear genomes. American Journal of Botany 92(9) 1548-58.
5. Abedinia, M., et al. (1998). Distribution and phylogeny of Potamophila parviflora R.Br., a wild relative of rice from eastern Australia. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 45 399-406.
6. Genus Potamophila. New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.
7. "Potamophila parviflora". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 25 January 2018.
8. Potamophila parviflora R.Br. The Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
9. Henry, R. J. Plant Resources for Food, Fuel and Conservation. Earthscan. 2010. pg. 27.