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
Kloss, C.B. [78] Malaysia K000290170 Syntype Yes
Sands, M.J.S.; Pattison, G.A.; Wood, J.J. [2772] Papua New Guinea K003155224 Yes
Ridley, H.N. [6251] Malaysia K000290173 Type Yes
Gardner, G. [981] Sri Lanka K000245397 Type Yes
Wight, R. [1659] India K000245396 Type Yes
Wight, R. [1659] India K001056224 Type Yes
Arnott, G.A.W. [2045] Sri Lanka K000245400 Isotype Yes
Ridley, H.N. [12480] Malaysia K000290175 Type Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [s.n.] Sri Lanka K000245401 Type Yes
Gardner, G. [983] Sri Lanka K000245402 Type Yes
Gardner, G. [983] Sri Lanka K001056223 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

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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