| Isolepis | |
|---|---|
| |
| Isolepis setacea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Isolepis R.Br. |
| Type species | |
| Isolepis setacea L. | |
| Diversity | |
| c. 70 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Scirpidiella Rauschert | |
Isolepis is a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family, containing around 70 species. Isolepis is cosmopolitan, and often found in cool tropical and temperate climates in Africa and Australasia.
Isolepis was first described by prolific botanist Robert Brown in 1810. In 1870, the botanist Boeckeler disbanded the genus putting most of the names under a different genus, Scirpus. By the early 20th century Isolepis ceased to exist with other botanists following on from Boeckler's work. It was not until the late 20th century that Isolepis was reinstated as a distinct genus due to embryological research.
See also
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- K. L. Wilson. "New South Wales Flora Online: Isolepis ". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
- ^ Muasya, A. Muthama; Simpson, David A.; Chase, Mark W. (2001). "A phylogeny of Isolepis (Cyperaceae) inferred using plastid rbcL and trnL-F sequence data". Systematic Botany. 26 (2): 342–353. doi:10.1043/0363-6445-26.2.342 (inactive 1 November 2024). JSTOR 2666711.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link) - "Isolepis R.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- "Isolepis R.Br". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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