Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Alismatales R.Br. ex Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Hydrocharitaceae Juss.
Genus
Vallisneria L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Vallisneria australis S.W.L.Jacobs & Les in Les et al., Syst. Bot. 33: 62 (2008)
 Biostatus
Exotic
 Bibliography
Les, D.H.; Jacobs, S.W.L.; Tippery, N.P.; Chen, L.; Moody, M.L.; Wilstermann-Hildebrand, M. 2008: Systematics of Vallisneria (Hydrocharitaceae). Systematic Botany 33(1): 49–65.
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