Isachne

Isachne
Isachne globosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Micrairoideae
Tribe: Isachneae
Genus: Isachne
R.Br.
Type species
Isachne australis
(syn of I. globosa)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Panicum sect. Isachne (R. Br.) Trin.

Isachne is a widespread genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family, found in Asia, Africa, Australia, the Americas, and various oceanic islands.[3][4] They may be known generally as bloodgrasses.[5][2]

These are annual and perennial grasses. The stems are hollow, the leaves are often nerved, and the inflorescence may be an open or narrow panicle. The spikelets are rounded to spherical.[4] Many species are aquatic. Isachne globosa is a weed of rice cultivation.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

Species[1][12][13]
formerly included[1]

see Chascolytrum Coelachne Cyrtococcum Panicum Streptostachys

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ a b c Tropicos, Isachne R.Br.
  3. ^ Brown, Robert 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 196 in Latin
  4. ^ a b Isachne. Flora of Taiwan: Gramineae.
  5. ^ Isachne. USDA PLANTS.
  6. ^ Watson, L. and M. J. Dallwitz. 1992 onwards. Isachne. The Grass Genera of the World. Version: 18 December 2012.
  7. ^ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 554 柳叶箬属 liu ye ruo shu Isachne R. Brown, Prodr. 196. 1810.
  8. ^ Atlas of Living Australia
  9. ^ Iskandar, E. A. P. & J. F. Veldkamp. 2004. A revision of Malesian Isachne sect. Isachne (Gramineae, Panicoideae, Isachneae). Reinwardtia 12(2): 159–179
  10. ^ Longhi-Wagner, H. M. & C. A. D. Welker. 2014. A new species of Isachne (Poaceae, Micrairoideae) from Brazil and a synopsis of the Brazilian species of the genus. Systematic Botany 39(3):845-849. 2014 39(3): 845–849, figures 1–2
  11. ^ Phillips, S. 1995. Poaceae (Gramineae). Flora of Ethiopia 7: i–xx, 1–420
  12. ^ The Plant List search for Isachne
  13. ^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater. 1994. Alismataceae a Cyperaceae. 6: i–xvi, 1–543. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  14. ^ Harris, M. O.; Stuart, J. J.; Mohan, M.; Nair, S.; Lamb, R. J.; Rohfritsch, O. (2003). "Grasses and Gall Midges: Plant Defense and Insect Adaptation". Annual Review of Entomology. 48 (1). Annual Reviews: 549–577. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.48.091801.112559. ISSN 0066-4170. PMID 12460937.