Isolepis
| Isolepis | |
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| 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 | |
| Diversity | |
| c. 70 species | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Scirpidiella Rauschert | |
Isolepis is a cosmopolitan genus of sedge containing around 70 species.[2] Isolepis is found in cool tropical and temperate climates often in Africa and Australasia.[3]
Isolepis was first described by prolific botanist Robert Brown in 1810.[4] In 1870 a 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.[3] It was not until the late 20th century that Isolepis was reinstated as a distinct genus due to embryological research.
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References[]
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- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ K. L. Wilson. "New South Wales Flora Online: Isolepis ". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
- ^ a b 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 31 October 2021). JSTOR 2666711.CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of October 2021 (link)
- ^ "Isolepis R.Br". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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