Poaceae
Ischaemum

Ischaemum polystachyum J.Presl

First published in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 328 (1830)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Old World. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, China South-Central, China Southeast, Ethiopia, Guinea, India, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Guinea, Northern Provinces, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Caroline Is., Hawaii, Marianas, New Caledonia, Vanuatu

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bosser, J. & Renvoize, S.A. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 203: 1-276. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • 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.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ahmed, Z.U. (ed.) (2008). Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh 12: 1-505. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  • Bosser, J. & Renvoize, S.A. (2018). Flore des Mascareignes 203: 1-276. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Bosser, J. (1969). Gramiées des pasturages et des cultures a Madagascar: 1-440. ORSTOM, Paris.
  • Boudet, G., Lebrun, J.P. & Demange, R. (1986). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali: 1-465. Etudes d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A. (2002). Flora Zambesiaca 10(4): 1-190. 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.
  • Faccenda, K. (2022). http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/op148p41-98.pdf. epublication.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Henty, E.E. (1969). A manual of the grasses of New Guinea: 1-215. Division of Botany, Dpt. of Forests, LAE, New Guinea.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1972). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3(2): 277-574.
  • Hộ, P.-H. (2000). Câycỏ Việtnam. An Illustrated flora of Vietnam, ed. 2, 3: 1-1020. Pham-hoang Ho, Montréal.
  • Hubbard, C.E. & Vaughan, R.E. (1940). Grasses of Mauritius and Rodriguez: 1-128. Crown Agents for the Colonies, London.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Masamune, G. (1942). Enumeratio phanerogamarum Bornearum: 1-739. Taihoku, Formosa.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Peekel, P.G. (1984). Flora of the Bismarck Archipelago for Naturalists: 1-638. Office of Forests, Division of Botany, Lae, Papua New Guinea.
  • Robyns, W. (1929). Flore Agrostologique du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 1: 1-229. Goemaere, Bruxelles.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.
  • 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?
Mar 13, 1966 Sinclair, J. [10865] Malaysia K001315219 Yes
Versteegh, C. [BW3024] Indonesia K002384076 No
Coode, M. [NGF29579] Papua New Guinea K002384059 No
Versteegh, C. [BW12509] K002384072 No
Gardner [s.n.] India K001623022 No
Pearson, H.H.W. [2766] Angola K000280723 Type Yes
{Frodin; Morren; Gabir} [2518] Papua New Guinea K002384066 No
Henty, E.E.; Lelean, J. [NGF29485] Papua New Guinea K002384058 No
Aké Assi, L. [11408] Mali K000212185 Yes
Mundy, H.G. Zimbabwe K000280722 Type Yes
Streimann, H.; Kairo, A. [NGF45460] Papua New Guinea K002384070 No
Boden-Kloss, C. [s.n.] K002384079 No
Sinclair, J. [10788] Malaysia K001315220 Yes
Boden-Kloss, C. [s.n.] Indonesia K002384078 No
Harvey [49] South Africa K000280729 Type Yes
Versteeg, G. [1098] Indonesia K002384081 No
Brass, L.J. [32015] Papua New Guinea K002384074 No
Mellé, H. [H21423] South Africa K000280727 Type Yes
Flenley, J.R. [ANU2005] Papua New Guinea K002384071 No
Koie, M.; Sandermann Olsen [1507] K002384073 No
Illegible [s.n.] India K002383522 No
Henty, E.E.; Isgar, R.; Galore, M. [NGF38965] Papua New Guinea K002384061 No
Ridley, H.N. [11018] Malaysia K000290094 Type Yes
Ridley, H.N. [15405] Malaysia K000290109 Isotype Yes
Duong [20] Mali K000212186 Yes
Scholz [100] Burkina Faso K000212182 Yes
Killich; Strey [2452] South Africa K000280726 Type Yes
Raynal, J. [16663] Indonesia K002384067 No
Craster, W. [69] Zimbabwe K000280721 Isosyntype Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [10521] Philippines K000290099 Isotype Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [4927] Sierra Leone K000280716 Type Yes
Womersley, J.S. [NGF9499] Papua New Guinea K002384075 No
Brass, L.J. [7528] Papua New Guinea K002384077 No
Coode, M.J.E. [3776] Papua New Guinea K002384069 No
Pulle, A. [1199] Indonesia K002384080 No
Sutherland South Africa K000280730 Type Yes
Hoogland, R.D. [8836] Papua New Guinea K002384060 No
Vandenberg, J.; Galore, M. [NGF42125] Papua New Guinea K002384062 No
Wheeler, J.M. [ANU5743] Papua New Guinea K002384057 No
Drège South Africa K000280731 Isotype Yes
Drège South Africa K000280728 Type Yes
{Frodin; Morren; Gabir} [2841] K002384065 No
Raynal, J. [16806] Indonesia K002384068 No
Harkink, L. [104] Papua New Guinea K002384064 No
Kolbe, F.C. [3143] Zimbabwe K000280720 Isosyntype Yes
Gay, H.J.; Parrott, F.J. [665] Papua New Guinea K002384063 No
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8854] Zambia Ischaemum fasciculatum K001561641 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8854] Zambia Ischaemum fasciculatum K001561642 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Mauritius Ischaemum fasciculatum K002384800 No
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8316] Zambia Ischaemum fasciculatum K001561643 Yes
Merrett, L. [2686] Zambia Ischaemum fasciculatum K001634883 No
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [1937] India Ischaemum fasciculatum K001057484 Unknown Type Material Yes
Beckett, T.W.N. [s.n.] Sri Lanka Ischaemum fasciculatum K001057483 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India Ischaemum fasciculatum K000245704 Holotype Yes
Clarke, C.B. [10791] India Ischaemum fasciculatum K000245736 Type Yes
Timberlake, J. [5326] Malawi Ischaemum fasciculatum K000614672 Yes
Haines, H.H. [5856] India Ischaemum fasciculatum K000245706 Holotype Yes
Lace, J.H. [5627] Burma Ischaemum fasciculatum K000245705 Holotype Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India Ischaemum fasciculatum K000245703 Holotype Yes
Sep 16, 1932 Barber, C.A. [4420] India Ischaemum nilagiricum K002383527 Yes
Raynal, J. [21015] Mali Ischaemum tallanum K000212183 Yes
Raynal, J. [20981] Mali Ischaemum tallanum K000212184 Yes
Oct 27, 2006 Put [3356] Thailand Ischaemum lacei K000688756 Yes
Oct 27, 2006 Put [3356] Thailand Ischaemum lacei K000688757 Yes
van Beusekom, C.F.; et al. [4069] Thailand Ischaemum hirtum K000688747 Yes
Brass, L.J. [27743] Papua New Guinea Ischaemum todayense K002384096 No

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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