Biology:Isolepis
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Short description: Genus of grass-like plants
| 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 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.
See also
References
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ K. L. Wilson. "New South Wales Flora Online: Isolepis ". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Isolepis~.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.
- ↑ "Isolepis R.Br. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324327-2.
- ↑ "Isolepis R.Br.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=18462.
Wikidata ☰ Q3306369 entry
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