Isolepis lenticularis

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Isolepis lenticularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Isolepis
Species:
I. lenticularis
Binomial name
Isolepis lenticularis

Isolepis lenticularis (syn. Scirpus lenticularis) is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family. It was merged within I. fluitans,[1] but was later resurrected.[2] It is native to Australasia. Hybridisation with I. crassiuscula is known from New Zealand.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Muasya, A.M., Simpson, D.A. 2002. A monograph of the genus Isolepis R. Br. (Cyperaceae). Kew Bull. 57: 257–362.
  2. ^ Ito, Y., Viljoen, J.-A., Tanaka, N., Yano, O., Muasya, A.M. 2016. Phylogeny of Isolepis (Cyperaceae) revisited: non-monophyletic nature of I. fluitans sensu lato and resurrection of I. lenticularis. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 301: 231–238. doi:10.1007/s00606-015-1253-7
  3. ^ Yano, O., Tanaka, N., Ito, Y. 2016. Molecular evidence for a natural hybrid between Isolepis crassiuscula and Isolepis lenticularis (Cyperaceae) in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 54: 433-445. doi:10.1080/0028825X.2016.1205106