Isachne globosa(Thunb.) Kuntze

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WFO wfo-0000875907 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Isachne globosa, photographed by Halema J
fig. a Halema J, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-01 / obs. 192799621
Isachne globosa, photographed by M Rutherford
fig. b M Rutherford, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 178042110
Isachne globosa, photographed by Jacy Chen
fig. c Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 164719904
Isachne globosa, photographed by Agnes Trekker
fig. d Agnes Trekker, CC0 1.0 / obs. 157677902
Isachne globosa, photographed by ronavery
fig. e ronavery, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 140553477
Isachne globosa, photographed by Leon Perrie
fig. f Leon Perrie, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 108876727
Isachne globosa, photographed by Courtney Tregurtha-Nairn
fig. g Courtney Tregurtha-Nairn, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 61355543
Isachne globosa, photographed by Stephen Thorpe
fig. h Stephen Thorpe, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 61226162

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Native range 43 botanical countries

Regions where Isachne globosa is native: China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Nansei-shoto, Oman, Taiwan, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Caroline Is., Fiji, Marianas, New Caledonia China North-CentralChina South-CentralChina SoutheastJapanManchuriaOmanTaiwanAssamBangladeshBorneoEast HimalayaIndiaJawaLesser Sunda Is.MalayaMalukuMyanmarNepalNew GuineaPhilippinesSolomon Is.Sri LankaSulawesiSumateraThailandVietnamWest HimalayaNew South WalesNew Zealand NorthNew Zealand SouthNorthern TerritoryQueenslandSouth AustraliaTasmaniaVictoriaFijiNew Caledonia KoreaNansei-shotoAndaman Is.Nicobar Is.Caroline Is.Marianas
Native distribution of Isachne globosa, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Andaman Is. AND ASIA-TROPICAL
Assam ASS
Bangladesh BAN
Borneo BOR
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Jawa JAW
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Malaya MLY
Maluku MOL
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
New Guinea NWG
Nicobar Is. NCB
Philippines PHI
Solomon Is. SOL
Sri Lanka SRL
Sulawesi SUL
Sumatera SUM
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM
China North-Central CHN ASIA-TEMPERATE
China South-Central CHC
China Southeast CHS
Japan JAP
Korea KOR
Manchuria CHM
Nansei-shoto NNS
Oman OMA
Taiwan TAI
New South Wales NSW AUSTRALASIA
New Zealand North NZN
New Zealand South NZS
Northern Territory NTA
Queensland QLD
South Australia SOA
Tasmania TAS
Victoria VIC
Caroline Is. CRL PACIFIC
Fiji FIJ
Marianas MRN
New Caledonia NWC

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 45 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Agrostis globosa (Thunb.) Poir.
  • Aira ischoemoides J.Koenig ex Kunth
  • Aira violacea Willd. ex Steud.
  • Eriochloa globosa (Thunb.) Kunth
  • Eriochloa japonica Steud.
  • Helopus globosus (Thunb.) Steud.
  • Isachne adstans Miq.
  • Isachne altissima Debeaux
  • Isachne atrovirens (Trin.) Trin.
  • Isachne australis R.Br.
  • Isachne australis var. effusa Trin. ex Hook.f.
  • Isachne dispar Trin.
  • Isachne dispar var. villosa C.E.C.Fisch.
  • Isachne globosa var. brevispicula Ohwi
  • Isachne globosa var. ciliaris Ohwi
  • Isachne globosa var. compacta W.Z.Fang ex S.L.Chen
  • Isachne globosa var. daviumbuensis Jansen
  • Isachne globosa var. effusa (Trin. ex Hook.f.) Senaratna
  • Isachne globosa var. globosa
  • Isachne globosa var. obscura (Buse) Henrard
  • Isachne heterantha Hayata
  • Isachne javana Nees ex Steud.
  • Isachne lepidota (Steud.) Walp.
  • Isachne lutaria Santos

and 21 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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