Poaceae
Iseilema

Iseilema prostratum (L.) Andersson

First published in Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 3, 2: 251 (1856)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • 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.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • 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.
  • Prasanna, P.V. & al. (eds.) (2024). Flora of India 32: 1-694. Botanical Survey of India.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • 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?
Aug 26, 1993 Wight, R. [3273] India K001733785 Yes
Aug 26, 1993 Wight, R. [1710] India K001691300 Yes
Aug 26, 1939 [illegible], T. [S.no] India K001770211 Yes
Aug 26, 1939 Wight, R. [2075] India K001770212 Yes
Aug 26, 1939 Thomson, G. [211] India K002446915 Yes
Aug 26, 1939 S.coll [S.no] India K001770210 Yes
Jan 1, 1856 Wight, R. [1710] India K000245986 Type Yes
Simpson, N.D. [9244] Sri Lanka K002446980 Yes
Gould, F.W. [13211] Sri Lanka K002446981 Yes
Clayton, D. [5193] Sri Lanka K002446982 Yes
Clayton, D. [5884] Sri Lanka K002446977 Yes
Cooray, R.G. [69012016R] Sri Lanka K002446978 Yes
Lazarides, M. [7369] Sri Lanka K002446979 Yes
Aug 26, 1933 Perrottet, G.S. [s.n.] India Iseilema laxum K000911778 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1889 Duthie, J.F. [2 A] India Iseilema laxum K000245989 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1889 Wallich, N [8767 C] India Iseilema laxum K000245988 Type Yes
Haines, H.H. [3615] India Iseilema laxum K002447009 Yes
Wallich, N [8767 B] India Iseilema laxum K000911779 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rhind, D. [2458] Burma Iseilema laxum K002446976 Yes
White, C.T. [9988] Australia Iseilema laxum K002447426 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Manickam, V.S.; Manoharan, C. [19286] India Iseilema laxum K002447011 Yes
s.coll. [15460] India Iseilema laxum K002446975 Yes
Santapau, H. [16877] India Iseilema laxum K002446994 Yes
Ritchie [799] India Iseilema laxum K002447000 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [10142] India Iseilema laxum K002447003 Yes
Haines, H.H. [2411] India Iseilema laxum K002446996 Yes
Wight, R. [1711] Iseilema laxum K000911776 Unknown Type Material Yes
Shah, G.L. [Shah664] India Iseilema laxum K002446991 Yes
Shuter; Andro[poso [70] India Iseilema laxum K002446960 Yes
Jacquemont, V. [508] India Iseilema laxum K000911777 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gamble, J.S. [20924] India Iseilema laxum K002446961 Yes
Chisholm, H.; Davidson [s.n.] India Iseilema laxum K002446992 Yes
Haines, H.H. [2445] India Iseilema laxum K002447008 Yes
Haines, H.H. [3614] India Iseilema laxum K002446997 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka Iseilema laxum K002447018 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka Iseilema laxum K001790202 Yes
s.coll. [85] India Iseilema laxum K002446967 Yes
Haines, H.H. [2444] India Iseilema laxum K002446987 Yes
Perrottet [210] India Iseilema laxum K002446971 Yes
Wight, R. [1711] Iseilema laxum K000911775 Unknown Type Material Yes
Panigrahi, G. [2305] India Iseilema laxum K002446986 Yes
Haines, H.H. [2411] India Iseilema laxum K002447006 Yes
Haines, H.H. [3619] India Iseilema laxum K002446995 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [18671] India Iseilema laxum K002446999 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [2232] India Iseilema laxum K002446970 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [10158] India Iseilema laxum K002447004 Yes
Barber, C.A. [2555] India Iseilema laxum K002446974 Yes
Woodrow, G.M. [107] India Iseilema laxum K002447001 Yes
King, G.; M.B. [s.n.] India Iseilema laxum K002447010 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [18216] India Iseilema laxum K002446963 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [406] India Iseilema laxum K002446998 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21521] India Iseilema laxum K002446959 Yes
Meebold, A. [10551] India Iseilema laxum K002446972 Yes
s.coll. [6804] India Iseilema laxum K002446985 Yes
s.coll. [85] India Iseilema laxum K002446968 Yes
van der Maesen, L.J.G. [2833] India Iseilema laxum K002447012 Yes
Bourne; [Godaverg gorg [3509] India Iseilema laxum K002446965 Yes
Narayanasamy, V. [4045] India Iseilema laxum K002446973 Yes
Wroughton, R.C. [12] India Iseilema laxum K002447002 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [12737] India Iseilema laxum K002446962 Yes
Meebold, A. [10551] India Iseilema laxum K002446988 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [6569] India Iseilema laxum K002446984 Yes
Fernandez, R.R. [R91] India Iseilema laxum K002446989 Yes
Cook, C.D.K.; Gut, B.J. [45] India Iseilema laxum K002446990 Yes
s.coll. [5340] India Iseilema laxum K002447005 Yes
Bourne [3264] India Iseilema laxum K002446964 Yes
Santapau, H. [16860] India Iseilema laxum K002446993 Yes
Bourne [4687] India Iseilema laxum K002446966 Yes
Bourne [s.n.] India Iseilema laxum K002446969 Yes
Nusker, J.D. [1160] India Iseilema laxum K002447007 Yes
S.coll [S.no] Anthistiria wightii K001770205 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [S.no] India Anthistiria wightii K002446949 Yes
Griffith, W. [6805] Anthistiria wightii K001770208 Yes
Thomson, T. [1584] India Anthistiria wightii K001691299 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [9990] India Iseilema wightii K001770209 Yes
Hackel, E. [S.no] Iseilema wightii K002446928 Yes
Wight, R. [1710] India Iseilema wightii K001770213 Yes
Wight, R. [3273] India Iseilema wightii K002446912 Yes
S.coll [8770] Iseilema wightii K002446948 Yes
Akkul, M. [8770] Burma Iseilema wightii K002446931 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 2026. 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 2026. 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