Isolepis lenticularis
Isolepis lenticularis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Isolepis |
Species: | I. lenticularis
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Binomial name | |
Isolepis lenticularis R.Br.
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Isolepis lenticularis (syn. Scirpus lenticularis) is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family. It was merged within I. fluitans,[1] but was later resurrected.[2] It is native to Australasia. Hybridisation with I. crassiuscula is known from New Zealand.[3]
References[]
- ^ Muasya, A.M., Simpson, D.A. 2002. A monograph of the genus Isolepis R. Br. (Cyperaceae). Kew Bull. 57: 257–362.
- ^ Ito, Y., Viljoen, J.-A., Tanaka, N., Yano, O., Muasya, A.M. 2016. Phylogeny of Isolepis (Cyperaceae) revisited: non-monophyletic nature of I. fluitans sensu lato and resurrection of I. lenticularis. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 301: 231–238. doi: 10.1007/s00606-015-1253-7
- ^ Yano, O., Tanaka, N., Ito, Y. 2016. Molecular evidence for a natural hybrid between Isolepis crassiuscula and Isolepis lenticularis (Cyperaceae) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 54: 433-445. doi: 10.1080/0028825X.2016.1205106
Categories:
- Isolepis
- Plants described in 1859
- Flora of Australasia
- Cyperaceae stubs