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Isolepis fluitans (L.) R. Br.

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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Isolepis fluitans (L.) R. Br. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=110980
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Isolepis fluitans

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Isolepis fluitans (syn. Scirpus fluitans), the floating scirpus, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family. It is native to Africa, Australasia, Europe, and the Pacific islands.[1] It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, and later transferred to Isolepis by the botanist Robert Brown in 1810.

The species epithet fluitans is Latin for floating.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Muasya, A.M., Simpson, D.A. 2002. A monograph of the genus Isolepis R. Br. (Cyperaceae). Kew Bull. 57: 257–362.
  2. ^ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins , p. 140, at Google Books

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Isolepis fluitans: Brief Summary

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Isolepis fluitans (syn. Scirpus fluitans), the floating scirpus, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family. It is native to Africa, Australasia, Europe, and the Pacific islands. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, and later transferred to Isolepis by the botanist Robert Brown in 1810.

The species epithet fluitans is Latin for floating.

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