Potamophila is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family.Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
The only known species is Potamophila parviflora.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.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.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.Genus Potamophila. New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. It is endemic to New South Wales. Common names include Hastings River reed.
This species is a reedlike aquatic perennial grass growing up to 1.5 meters tall. It grows in and next to rivers.
It is a member of the rice tribe, Oryzeae. Among its closest relatives are the wild rice species of genus Zizania.Henry, R. J. Plant Resources for Food, Fuel and Conservation. Earthscan. 2010. pg. 27.
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