Poaceae
Isachne

Isachne angolensis Rendle

First published in W.P.Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 2: 166 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to S. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Malawi, Nigeria, Zambia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D. (1989). Flora Zambesiaca 10(3): 1-231. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Cat. Welw. 2: 166 (1899).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bingham, M.G.; Young, A. [12785] Zambia K003155783 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1613] Zambia K003155787 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8534] Zambia K001528836 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8493] Zambia K001560089 Yes
Welwitsch [7499] Angola K000281058 Type Yes
Welwitsch [7499] Angola K000281059 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malawi K003155779 Yes
Phiri, P.S.M. [2198] Zambia K003155785 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [995A] Zambia K003155784 Yes
Whyte [s.n.] Malawi K003155778 Yes
Synge, A.H.M. [WC461] Malawi K003155776 Yes
Astle, W.L. [4923] Zambia K003155790 Yes
Jackson, G. [565] Malawi K003155777 Yes
Simon, B.K.; Williamson, G. [1002] Zambia K003155786 Yes
[Gossneler] [8335] Angola K003155781 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [3820] Angola K003155780 Yes
s.coll. [8811] Angola K003155782 Yes
Astle, W.L. [4727] Zambia K003155791 Yes
Verboom, W.C. [2531] Zambia K003155789 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [6480] Zambia K003155788 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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