Isolepis

Isolepis
Isolepis setacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Isolepis
R.Br.
Type species
Isolepis setacea
L.
Diversity
c. 70 species
Synonyms[1]

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.

See also

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References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. K. L. Wilson. "New South Wales Flora Online: Isolepis ". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
  3. 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: 342–353.
  4. "Isolepis R.Br.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.


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