Poaceae
Isachne

Isachne myosotis Nees

First published in Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 98 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nansei-shoto to SE. China, Indo-China to N. Australia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Cambodia, China Southeast, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Camus, E.G. & Camus, A. in H. Lecomte (1922). Flore Générale de l'indo-Chine 1(3): 193-336.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590.
  • Masamune, G. (1942). Enumeratio phanerogamarum Bornearum: 1-739. Taihoku, Formosa.
  • Walker, E.H. (1976). Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu islands: 1-1159. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
  • 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?
Aug 1, 1982 Cuming, H. [947] Philippines K000290358 Isosyntype Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Cuming, H. [946] Philippines K000290356 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1982 s.coll. [1970] Philippines K000290357 Unknown Type Material Yes
Aug 1, 1982 Loher, A. [1683] Philippines K000290359 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1950 Curran, H.M. [16841] Philippines K000290196 Syntype Yes
Gjellerup, K. [33] Papua New Guinea K003155239 Yes
Marsden, J.; Barker, C.; Sands, M.J.S.; Wise, R. [153] Indonesia K003155232 Yes
Docters van Leeuwen, W.M. [10787] Indonesia K003155243 Yes
[Gjellerup] [364] Papua New Guinea K003155238 Yes
Johns, R.J. [10644] Indonesia K003155235 Yes
Edwards, P.J.; Johns, R.J.; Utteridge, T.M.A.; Willis, F.R.; Hamzah; Sutrisna [4073] Indonesia K003155233 Yes
Mayar, U.W.; Thomas, S.; Sands, M.J.S.; Davis, A.P. [375] Indonesia K003155231 Yes
Edwards, P.J.; Hidayat, A.; Rudall, P.; Tekege, D.; Willis, F.R. [4338] Indonesia K003155234 Yes
Versteeg, G. [1194] Papua New Guinea K003155241 Yes
Puradyatmika, P. [7280] Indonesia K003155236 Yes
Brass, L.J. [9556] K003155242 Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Davis, A.P.; Thomas, S.; Mahyar, U.; Maturbongs, R.; Jitmau; Markus; Sagisolo; Mathias; Waly; Elisa [6734] Indonesia K003155237 Yes
Balgooy, V. [3156] Indonesia K003155041 Yes
Versteeg, G. [1620] Papua New Guinea K003155240 Yes
Moseley, E.L. [s.n.] Indonesia K003155042 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [4522] Philippines Isachne pauciflora K000290200 Unknown Type Material Yes
Merrill, E.D. [4545] Philippines Isachne pauciflora K000290199 Type Yes
Merrill, E.D. [4294] Philippines Isachne pauciflora K000290203 Unknown Type Material Yes
Merrill, E.D. [4489] Philippines Isachne pauciflora K000290198 Type Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [6486] Philippines Isachne pauciflora K000290202 Type Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [6486] Philippines Isachne pauciflora K000290201 Type Yes
Oldham, R. [605] Taiwan Isachne pauciflora K001056225 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