| Isolepis | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Isolepis setacea | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
| Scirpidiella Rauschert | |
Isolepis is a genus of flowering plants in the sedge family, containing around 70 species.[2] Isolepis is cosmopolitan, and often found in cool tropical and temperate climates in Africa and Australasia.[3][4]
Isolepis was first described by prolific botanist Robert Brown in 1810.[5] 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.[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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- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ K. L. Wilson. "New South Wales Flora Online: Isolepis ". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
- 1 2  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 August 2023). JSTOR 2666711.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2023 (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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