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.

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.