Isolepis fluitans
| Isolepis fluitans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Isolepis |
| Species: | I. fluitans |
| Binomial name | |
| Isolepis fluitans (L.) R. Br. | |
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Isolepis fluitans (syn. Scirpus fluitans) is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family. It is native to Africa, Australasia, Europe, and Pacific.[1] It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, and later transferred to Isolepis by the botanist Robert Brown in 1810.
An illustration of an Isolepis fluitans
References
- ↑ Muasya, A.M., Simpson, D.A. 2002. A monograph of the genus Isolepis R. Br. (Cyperaceae). Kew Bull. 57: 257–362.
External links
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