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] | |
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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Isolepis | |
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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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cite journal}}
: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (
link)