Poaceae
Isachne

Isachne albens Trin.

First published in Sp. Gram. 1: t. 85 (1827)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Old World. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malaya, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nigeria, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Pullaiah, T. & Karuppusamy, S. (2020). Flora of Eastern Ghats 7: 1-474. Regency publications, New Deli.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Aedo, C., Tellería, M.T. & Velayos, M. (eds.) (1999). Bases Documentales para la Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial; Plantas vascularis y hongos: 1-414. CSIC, real jardín Botánico, Madrid.
  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Masamune, G. (1942). Enumeratio phanerogamarum Bornearum: 1-739. Taihoku, Formosa.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Pullaiah, T. & Karuppusamy, S. (2020). Flora of Eastern Ghats 7: 1-474. Regency publications, New Deli.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2010 Merrill, E.D. [4541] Philippines K000290194 Type Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] K001738553 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Gammie, G.A. [18706] India K002819566 Yes
Vink, W. [16471] Papua New Guinea K003155187 Yes
Huk, A. [s.n.] Burma K002819552 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [28292] India K002819545 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [7199] India K002819530 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [7086] India K002819542 Yes
Ramos, M.; Edano, G. [37670] Philippines K003155113 Yes
Daniel; Miller, J. [174] Bhutan K002819534 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002819560 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [10425] Philippines K000290204 Isotype Yes
van der Maesen, L.J.G. [4835] India K002819567 Yes
Takeuchi, W. [10476] Papua New Guinea K003155186 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [35809E] India K002819532 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K002819561 Yes
Griffith, W. [6570] Burma K000245406 Type Yes
van Royen, P.; Millar, A.N. [17534] Papua New Guinea K003155190 Yes
Stainton; Sykes; Williams [4110] Nepal K002819522 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [7940] India K002819539 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [25420] India K002819543 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [2159] India K002819563 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [27296] India K002819554 Yes
Sanyal, A. [2645] India K002819558 Yes
Stainton; svkes; Williams [7517] Nepal K002819523 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [25053] India K002819533 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [35809A] India K002819529 Yes
Wallich, N. [8658] Nepal K001056218 Unknown Type Material Yes
Laegaard, S.; Norsangsri, M. [21671] Thailand K000688381 Yes
M. [Theius Lwin] [3411] Burma K002819548 Yes
Ramos, M.; Edano, G. [44991] Philippines K003155114 Yes
Gjellerup [583] K003155193 Yes
s.coll. [6567] India K000245408 Type Yes
Grierson, A.J.C.; Long, D.G. [3056] Bhutan K002819537 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [7672] Philippines K003155116 Yes
Ramos, M.; Edano, G. [37670] Philippines K003155112 Yes
s.coll. [6568] India K002819559 Yes
Kingdon-Ward, F. [21217] Burma K002819553 Yes
Crawford, S.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Long, D.; Mcbeath, R.; Noltie, H.; Sinnott, M.; Subedi, M.; Zmarzty, S. [255] Nepal K002819521 Yes
s.coll. [647] India K002819528 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [7678] Philippines K003155111 Yes
Smitinand, T.; Anderson, J.A.R. [7205] Thailand K000688383 Yes
Kingdon-Ward, F. [KW17943] India K002819557 Yes
Borse [891] India K002819525 Yes
Takeuchi, W. [10476] Papua New Guinea K003155185 Yes
Versteeg, G. [1613] K003155189 Yes
Larsen, K.; Santisuk, T.; Warncke, E. [2929] Thailand K000688382 Yes
s.coll. [359] K003155192 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [s.n.] India K002819544 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [3498] India K002819538 Yes
Laegaard, S.; Norsangsri, M. [21601] Thailand K000688380 Yes
Kingdon-Ward, F. [21217] Burma K002819549 Yes
Kingdon-Ward, F. [21138] Burma K002819547 Yes
Crawford, S.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Long, D.; Mcbeath, R.; Noltie, H.; Sinnott, M.; Subedi, M.; Zmarzty, S. [947] Nepal K002819524 Yes
Pulle, A. [221] K003155188 Yes
Grierson, A.J.C.; Long, D.G. [2498] Bhutan K002819535 Yes
Griffith, W. [s.n.] Burma K000245407 Type Yes
Kingdon-Ward, F. [21138] Burma K002819550 Yes
Wallich, N. [s.n.] Nepal K001056219 Unknown Type Material Yes
Grierson, A.J.C.; Long, D.G. [2648] Bhutan K002819536 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [5029] India K002819540 Yes
Rup Chand, T. [7921] India K002819541 Yes
Kingdon-Ward, F. [20002] India K002819546 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [1] India K000245405 Type Yes
Duthie, J.F. [302] K002819562 Yes
[J. A. Dustie] [6165] India K002819555 Yes
Pullen, R. [5372] Papua New Guinea K003155191 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [25266] India K002819556 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [25053] India K002819526 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [11578] Philippines K000290195 Type Yes
Duthie, J.F. [3497] K002819565 Yes
[Ahuarah] [185] K001738554 Yes
Craven, L.A.; Schodde, R. [1367] Papua New Guinea K003155194 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [15136] K002819564 Yes
Hla, T.; Ko, C.K. [4366] Burma K002819551 No
Elmer, A.D.E. [22256] Philippines K003155115 Yes
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [5840] Thailand K000688384 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0