Poaceae
Isachne

Isachne kunthiana (Wight & Arn. ex Steud.) Miq.

First published in Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 460 (1857)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India, Sri Lanka. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, 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.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1994). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 8: 1-458. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1950 Ridley, H.N. [7264] Malaysia K000290174 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1950 Ridley, H.N. [6110] Malaysia K000290172 Syntype Yes
May 4, 1931 Lawson, M.A. [5] India K000245398 Type Yes
May 1, 1931 Beddome, R.H. [s.n.] India K000245399 Syntype Yes
May 1, 1931 Schmid, L.B.E. [1276] India K000245395 Isotype Yes
Gamble, J.S. [14299] India K002819502 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002819516 No
Davidse, G. [7670] Sri Lanka K002819409 Yes
Gould, F.W.; Cooray, R. [13823] Sri Lanka K002819417 Yes
Bor, N.L. [s.n.] India K002819513 Yes
Gould, F.W.; Cooray, R. [13746] Sri Lanka K002819420 Yes
Clayton; Jayasekera [6077] Sri Lanka K002819430 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002819514 Yes
Gould, F.W.; Cooray, R. [13750] Sri Lanka K002819426 Yes
Gould, F.W. [13526] Sri Lanka K002819423 Yes
Clayton; Jayasekera [6113] Sri Lanka K002819428 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [2772] Papua New Guinea K003155224 Yes
van der Maesen, L.J.G. [3378] India K002819510 Yes
Barnes, E. [s.n.] India K002819503 Yes
Davidse, G. [8476] Sri Lanka K002819407 Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [8752] Sri Lanka K002819408 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [12409] India K002819501 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [6251] Malaysia K000290173 Type Yes
Perrottet, G.S. [1354] India K002819505 Yes
Wight, R. [1659] India K000245396 Type Yes
Wight, R. [1659] India K001056224 Type Yes
Gould, F.W. [13891] Sri Lanka K002819414 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002819500 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Rajendren, N. [50417] India K002819511 No
Soderstrom, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1638] Sri Lanka K002819418 Yes
Perrottet, G.S. [1357] India K002819504 Yes
Clayton, D. [5426] Sri Lanka K002819427 Yes
Kloss, C.B. [78] Malaysia K000290170 Syntype Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [7953] Sri Lanka K002819410 Yes
Lazarides, M. [7201] Sri Lanka K002819403 Yes
Perrottet, G.S. [1393] India K002819506 Yes
Clayton, D. [5539] Sri Lanka K002819422 Yes
Meebold, A. [10472] India K002819518 Yes
Banyeng; Yahud [S.57379] Malaysia K003155024 Yes
Clayton; Jayasekera [6117] Sri Lanka K002819421 Yes
Perrottet, G.S. [1353] India K002819508 Yes
Clayton; Jayasekera [6153] Sri Lanka K002819431 Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [7975] Sri Lanka K002819404 Yes
Perrottet, G.S. [1355] India K002819507 Yes
Clayton, D. [5764] Sri Lanka K002819424 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21418] India K002819519 Yes
Clayton, D. [5433] Sri Lanka K002819419 Yes
s.coll. [3379] India K002819520 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [12409] India K002819509 Yes
Davidse, G. [7613] Sri Lanka K002819405 Yes
Davidse, G. [8268] Sri Lanka K002819406 Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000245401 Type Yes
Venugopal, N. [19113] India K002819512 Yes
Arnott, G.A.W. [2045] Sri Lanka K000245400 Isotype Yes
Clayton, D. [5429] Sri Lanka K002819415 Yes
Clayton, D. [5495] Sri Lanka K002819412 Yes
Bourne [2492] India K002819515 Yes
Sidiyasa, K.; Ambriansyah [2490] Indonesia K003155025 Yes
Clayton, D. [5772] Sri Lanka K002819425 Yes
Clayton; Jayasekera [6120] Sri Lanka K002819429 Yes
Ballard, F. [1214] Sri Lanka K002819413 Yes
Gardner, G. [983] Sri Lanka K000245402 Type Yes
Gardner, G. [983] Sri Lanka K001056223 Type Yes
Soderstrom, T.R.; Kulatunge, S. [1630] Sri Lanka K002819416 Yes
s.coll. [1455] K002819498 Yes
Bourne [1279] India K002819517 Yes
Clayton; Jayasekera [6150] Sri Lanka K002819432 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [11185A] K002819499 Yes
Gardner, G. [981] Sri Lanka K000245397 Type Yes
Ridley, H.N. [12480] Malaysia K000290175 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [8025] Sri Lanka Isachne kunthiana var. eligulata K001056222 Type Yes
Davidse, G.; Sumithraarachchi, D.B. [8546] Sri Lanka Isachne kunthiana var. srilankensis K001056221 Type 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