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Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Ischaeminae
Genus: Ischaemum
Species: I. afrum – I. agastyamalayanum – I. albovillosum – I. amethystinum – I. anthephoroides – I. apricum – I. arenosum – I. aristatum – I. aureum – I. australe – I. barbatum – I. beccarii – I. bolei – I. bombaiense – I. borii – I. burmanicum – I. byrone – I. cannanorense – I. ciliare – I. commutatum – I. copeanum – I. dalzellii – I. decumbens – I. diplopogon – I. duthiei – I. eberhardtii – I. elimalayanum – I. fieldingianum – I. fischeri – I. flumineum – I. fluviatile – I. fragile – I. glabriglaucum – I. glaucescens – I. guianense – I. hansenii – I. heterotrichum – I. hubbardii – I. huegelii – I. impressum – I. jayachandranii – I. kingii – I. koenigii – I. koleostachys – I. kumarakodiense – I. lanatum – I. latifolium – I. lisboae – I. longisetum – I. magnum – I. malabaricum – I. merrillii – I. minus – I. molle – I. montanum – I. murinum – I. muticum – I. nairii – I. nativitatis – I. pappinisseriense – I. philippinense – I. polystachyum – I. pubescens – I. pushpangadanii – I. quilonense – I. rangacharianum – I. raui – I. ritchiei – I. roseotomentosum – I. rugosum – I. santapaui – I. sayajiraoi – I. semisagittatum – I. setaceum – I. thomasii – I. thomsonianum – I. timorense – I. travancorense – I. triticeum – I. tropicum – I. tumidum – I. veldkampii – I. vembanadense – I. yadavii – I. zeylanicola
Name

Ischaemum L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1049 (1753)
Type species: Ischaemum muticum L., Sp. Pl.: 1049 (1753)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Schoenanthus Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 38, 602 (1763), nom. superfl.
Colladoa Cav., Icon. 5: 37 (1799)
Meoschium P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 111 (1812)
Ischaemopogon Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 560 (1864)
Arthrolophis Chiov., Boll. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1917: 57 (1917)
Digastrium (Hack.) A.Camus, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 27: 372 (1921)
Argopogon Mimeur, Rev. Int. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 31: 211 (1951)

References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 1049.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Ischaemum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2. Reference page.
Simon, B.K., Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T., Vorontsova, M., Brake, I., Healy, D. & Alfonso, Y. 2013. GrassWorld, Ischaemum. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.
Tropicos.org 2013. Ischaemum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 2.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Ischaemum. Published online. Accessed: 2 Dec. 2013.

Ischaemum is a taxonomically one of the most formidable genera in a huge tribe Andropogoneae belonging to the grass family, widespread in tropical and semitropical regions in many countries.[4][5] Many species are known commonly as murainagrass.[6][7]
Species

[3][8][9][10]

Ischaemum afrum
Ischaemum agastyamalayanum
Ischaemum albovillosum
Ischaemum amethystinum
Ischaemum anthephoroides
Ischaemum apricum
Ischaemum arenosum
Ischaemum aristatum
Ischaemum aureum
Ischaemum australe
Ischaemum barbatum
Ischaemum beccarii
Ischaemum bolei
Ischaemum bombaiense
Ischaemum borii
Ischaemum burmanicum
Ischaemum byrone - Hilo murainagrass
Ischaemum cannanorense
Ischaemum celebicum
Ischaemum ciliare - batiki bluegrass
Ischaemum commutatum
Ischaemum copeanum
Ischaemum dalzellii
Ischaemum decumbens
Ischaemum digitatum
Ischaemum diplopogon
Ischaemum eberhardtii
Ischaemum elimalayanum
Ischaemum fieldingianum
Ischaemum flumineum
Ischaemum fluviatile
Ischaemum fragile
Ischaemum glaucescens
Ischaemum guianense
Ischaemum hansenii
Ischaemum heterotrichum
Ischaemum hubbardii
Ischaemum huegelii
Ischaemum impressum
Ischaemum jayachandranii
Ischaemum kingii
Ischaemum koenigii
Ischaemum koleostachys
Ischaemum kumarakodiense
Ischaemum lanatum
Ischaemum latifolium
Ischaemum lisboae
Ischaemum longisetum
Ischaemum magnum
Ischaemum malabaricum
Ischaemum merrillii
Ischaemum minus
Ischaemum molle
Ischaemum murinum
Ischaemum muticum - seashore centipede grass, drought grass
Ischaemum nairii
Ischaemum nativitatis - Christmas Island duck-beak
Ischaemum pappinisseriense
Ischaemum philippinense
Ischaemum polystachyum - paddle grass
Ischaemum pubescens
Ischaemum pushpangadanii
Ischaemum quilonense
Ischaemum rangacharianum
Ischaemum raui
Ischaemum ritchiei
Ischaemum roseotomentosum
Ischaemum rugosum - ribbed murainagrass
Ischaemum santapaui
Ischaemum semisagittatum
Ischaemum setaceum
Ischaemum tenuifolium
Ischaemum thomsonianum
Ischaemum timorense - stalkleaf murainagrass, lucuntu grass
Ischaemum travancorense
Ischaemum triticeum
Ischaemum tropicum
Ischaemum tumidum
Ischaemum veldkampii
Ischaemum wayanadense
Ischaemum yadavii[11]

Formerly included

[3]numerous species now regarded as better suited to other genera: Andropogon, Andropterum, Apocopis, Arundinella, Bothriochloa, Coelorachis, Crypsis, Echinochloa, Eremochloa, Eulaliopsis, Kerriochloa, Lasiurus, Manisuris, Microstegium, Phacelurus, Pogonatherum, Polytrias, Rhytachne, Rottboellia, Sehima, Stenotaphrum, Thuarea, Triplopogon, Tripsacum, Vossia
References

lectotype designated by Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 193. 1929
Tropicos, Ischaemum L
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 1049 in Latin
Catasus Guerra, L. 1997. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, I. Fontqueria 46: [i–ii], 1–259
Atlas of Living Australia, Ischaemum L.
Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 609 Ischaemum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 1049. 1753
The Plant List search for Ischaemum
Pohl, R. W. & G. Davidse. 1994. 158. Ischaemum L. 6: 386–387. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F..
Bor, N. L. 1960. Grass. Burma, Ceylon, India & Pakistan i–767. Pergamon Press, Oxford
Gad, H. S. and M. K. Janarthanam. (2007). A new species of Ischaemum (Poaceae) from Goa, India. Kew Bulletin 62(3) 499-501.

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