Ruppia megacarpa

Taxonavigation

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

Familiae: Ruppiaceae
Genus: Ruppia
Species: Ruppia megacarpa

Name

Ruppia megacarpa R.Mason, New Zealand J. Bot. 5: 525 (1967)

• Type: New Zealand: Taumutu. Lake Ellesmere. In drift. 9.2.1966. leg. J. Clarke. CHR 150818A.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Russian Far East Primorye China China North-Central, China Southeast Eastern Asia Japan Australasia Australia New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Mason, R. 1967. The species of Ruppia in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 5(4): 519–531. DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.1967.10428771 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Ruppia megacarpa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Feb. 02. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. Ruppia megacarpa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Feb. 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Ruppia megacarpa. Published online. Accessed: 02. Feb. 2025. Reference page.