| 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] | |
ScirpidiellaRauschert | |
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.
