''Isachne'' is a widespread

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of tropical and subtropical plants in the

grass family Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...

, found in

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

, the

Americas The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with th ...

, and various oceanic islands.''Isachne''.
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

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may be an open or narrow panicle. The spikelets are rounded to spherical. Many species are aquatic. ''

Isachne globosa ''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.rice Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima ''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i ...

cultivation.Watson, L. and M. J. Dallwitz. 1992 onwards
''Isachne''.
The Grass Genera of the World. Version: 18 December 2012. ; SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Davidse, 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 ''Chascolytrum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).Essi, L., T. T. Souza-Chies & H. M. Longhi-Wagner. 2011. Novon 21:327-329 ; Species * '' Chascolytrum ...

Coelachne

Cyrtococcum ''Cyrtococcum'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Cyrtococcum bosseri'' A.Camus - Madagascar * '' Cyrtococcum capitis-york'' B.K.Simon - Queensland * '' Cyrtococcum chaetophoron'' (Roem ...

Panicum ''Panicum'' (panicgrass) is a large genus of about 450 species of grasses native throughout the tropical regions of the world, with a few species extending into the northern temperate zone. They are often large, annual or perennial grasses, growi ...

Streptostachys''

References

External links

''Isachne''.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora. {{Taxonbar, from=Q2552083 Micrairoideae Poaceae genera Grasses of Africa Grasses of Asia Grasses of North America Grasses of Oceania Grasses of South America