Taxon:  Iseilema prostratum (L.) Andersson



Summary
Genus:
Iseilema
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Anthristiriinae
Nomen number:
20503
Place of publication:
Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. ser. 3, 2:251.  1856
Verified:
09/17/1986 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Andropogon prostratus L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Anthistiria wightii Nees
Iseilema wightii (Nees) Andersson

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Bor, N. L. 1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan.
  2. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
  3. Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
  4. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar   
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Sri Lanka
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar

Reference(s)
  1. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=20503. Accessed 17 April 2026.