Isachne Explained

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.^{[1] [2]} They may be known generally as bloodgrasses.^[3]

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.^[2] Many species are aquatic. Isachne globosa is a weed of rice cultivation.^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Species^{[10] [11] [12]}

formerly included^[10] see Chascolytrum Coelachne Cyrtococcum Panicum Streptostachys

External links

• Isachne. Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Isachne. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora.

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2954352#page/64/mode/1up Brown, Robert 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 196
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1050&taxon_id=116518 Isachne.
3. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ISACH Isachne.
4. Watson, L. and M. J. Dallwitz. 1992 onwards. Isachne. The Grass Genera of the World. Version: 18 December 2012.
5. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=116518 Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 554 柳叶箬属 liu ye ruo shu Isachne R. Brown, Prodr. 196. 1810.
6. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:apni.taxon:410440#tab_classification Atlas of Living Australia
7. Iskandar, E. A. P. & J. F. Veldkamp. 2004. A revision of Malesian Isachne sect. Isachne (Gramineae, Panicoideae, Isachneae). Reinwardtia 12(2): 159–179
8. http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1600/036364414X682256?journalCode=sbot 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
9. Phillips, S. 1995. Poaceae (Gramineae). Flora of Ethiopia 7: i–xx, 1–420
10. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=420302 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
11. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Isachne The Plant List search for Isachne
12. 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.