Isachne is a widespread genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family, found in Asia, Africa, Australia, the Americas, and various oceanic islands.Brown, Robert 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 196 in LatinIsachne. Flora of Taiwan: Gramineae. They may be known generally as bloodgrasses.Isachne. USDA PLANTS.
These are annual and perennial grasses. The stems are hollow, the leaves are often nerved, and the inflorescence may be an open or narrow panicle. The spikelets are rounded to spherical. Many species are aquatic. Isachne globosa is a weed of rice cultivation.Watson, L. and M. J. Dallwitz. 1992 onwards. Isachne. The Grass Genera of the World. Version: 18 December 2012.Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 554 柳叶箬属 liu ye ruo shu Isachne R. Brown, Prodr. 196. 1810. Atlas of Living AustraliaIskandar, E. A. P. & J. F. Veldkamp. 2004. A revision of Malesian Isachne sect. Isachne (Gramineae, Panicoideae, Isachneae). Reinwardtia 12(2): 159–179Longhi-Wagner, H. M. & C. A. D. Welker. 2014. A new species of Isachne (Poaceae, Micrairoideae) from Brazil and a synopsis of the Brazilian species of the genus. Systematic Botany 39(3):845-849. 2014 39(3): 845–849, figures 1–2Phillips, S. 1995. Poaceae (Gramineae). Flora of Ethiopia 7: i–xx, 1–420
SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesThe Plant List search for IsachneDavidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater. 1994. Alismataceae a Cyperaceae. 6: i–xvi, 1–543. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
formerly included see Chascolytrum Coelachne Cyrtococcum Panicum Streptostachys
References
External links Isachne. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Isachne. Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora.