Poaceae
Isachne

Isachne arfakensis Ohwi

First published in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 56: 4 (1942)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Guinea to N. Vanuatu. It is a scrambling perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Vanuatu

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gardner, R.O. [9763] Papua New Guinea K003155184 Yes
Veldkamp, J.F. [6678] Papua New Guinea K003155181 Yes
Veldkamp, J.F.; Kuduk, M. [8346] Papua New Guinea K003155179 Yes
Marsden, J.; Hidayat, A.; Utami, N.; Woodman, R.; Beaman, J.; Johns, R.; Sands, M. [108] Indonesia K003155175 Yes
Marsden, J.; Hidayat, A.; Utami, N.; Woodman, R.; Beaman, J.; Johns, R.; Sands, M. [108] Indonesia K003155176 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J.; Kene, R. [SANDS2226] Papua New Guinea K003155183 Yes
van Royen, P. [NGF18360] Papua New Guinea K003155182 Yes
Gideon, O.G. [LAE78591] Papua New Guinea K003155180 Yes
Johns, R.J. [9183] Indonesia K003155172 Yes
Marsden, J.; Hidayat, A.; Utami, N.; Woodman, R.; Beaman, J.; Johns, R.; Sands, M. [109] Indonesia K003155174 Yes
Johns, R.J. [10046] Indonesia K003155173 Yes
Johns, R.J. [10046] Indonesia K003155171 Yes
Raynal, J. [17439] Indonesia K003155178 Yes
Marsden, J.; Hidayat, A.; Utami, N.; Woodman, R. [181] Indonesia K003155177 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/

  • 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