''Ischaemum'' is a genus in the tribe

Andropogoneae The Andropogoneae, sometimes called the sorghum tribe, are a large tribe of grasses (family Poaceae) with roughly 1,200 species in 90 genera, mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical areas. They include such important crops as maize (corn), ...

, belonging to the

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

, widespread in tropical and semitropical regions in many countries. Many species are known commonly as murainagrass. In 2022
Shahid Nawaz
(an agrostologist, The Blatter Herbarium (BLAT)) described an unusual species in the genus characterised by its

dioecious Dioecy ( ; ; adj. dioecious, ) is a characteristic of certain species that have distinct unisexual individuals, each producing either male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproduction is ...

breeding system, it was named as '' Ischaemum dioecum'
Landge
& R.D. Shinde. This species is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to a couple of locations in Western Ghats of

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. The male and female plants are sexually separate individuals and occupy similar ecological niches. This is the only dioecious species in the tribe

Species

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Formerly included

numerous species now regarded as better suited to other genera: ''

Andropogon ''Andropogon'' (common names: beard grass, bluestem grass, broomsedge) is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family, native to much of Asia, Africa, and the Americas, as well as Southern Europe and various oceanic islands. Over 100 speci ...

, Andropterum, Apocopis,

Arundinella ''Arundinella'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family, common in many tropical and subtropical regions.Phipps, J. B. 1967. Studies in the Arundinelleae (Gramineae). V. The series of the genus ''Arundinella''. Canadian Journal of Bot ...

Bothriochloa ''Bothriochloa'' is a common and widespread genus of plants in the grass family native to many countries on all inhabited continents and many islands. They are often called beardgrass, bluegrass or bluestem. Some species are invasive in areas wh ...

Coelorachis ''Coelorachis'' is a genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, widespread across much of Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas. ''Coelorhachis'' is treated by some sources as part of the genus ''Mnesithea'', so the following species can g ...

Crypsis In ecology, crypsis is the ability of an animal or a plant to avoid observation or detection by other animals. It may be part of a predation strategy or an antipredator adaptation. Methods include camouflage, nocturnality, subterranean life ...

Echinochloa ''Echinochloa'' is a very widespread genus of plants in the grass family and tribe Paniceae. Some of the species are known by the common names barnyard grass or cockspur grass. Some of the species within this genus are millets that are grown ...

, Eremochloa, Eulaliopsis, Kerriochloa,

Lasiurus ''Lasiurus'' is a genus of bats in the family Vespertilionidae. Its members are known as hairy-tailed bats or red bats. Phylogeny The following is the relationship of the three genera formerly included within ''Lasiurus'', based on an analysis ...

Manisuris ''Manisuris'' is a genus of Indian plants in the Poaceae, grass family. The only known species is ''Manisuris myurus'', native to Tamil Nadu in Southern India. Formerly included species Numerous species are now regarded as better suited in other ...

Microstegium ''Microstegium'' is a genus of African, Asian, and Pacific Island plants in the sorghum tribe within the grass family. Browntop is a common name. ; Species ; formerly included see '' Ischaemum Schizachyrium ''Schizachyrium'' is a widespr ...

Phacelurus ''Phacelurus'' is a genus of African and Eurasian plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Phacelurus cambogiensis'' (Balansa) Clayton - Laos, Cambodia * '' Phacelurus digitatus'' (Sm.) Griseb. - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syr ...

Pogonatherum ''Pogonatherum'' is a genus of Asian and oceanic island plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Pogonatherum biaristatum'' S.L.Chen & G.Y.Sheng - Hainan * '' Pogonatherum crinitum'' (Thunb.) Kunth - Indian Subcontinent, China, Japan, southea ...

, Polytrias,

Rhytachne ''Rhytachne'' is a genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family. They grow principally in wet savannahs in Africa and the Americas. More specifically, they tend to prefer transitional zones between marshes and drier upland savannahs. In the Ameri ...

Rottboellia ''Rottboellia'' (commonly called itch grass) is a genus of African, Asian, and Australian plants in the grass family. The genus was named in honour of Danish botanist Christen Friis Rottbøll (1727-1797). Species 24 species are accepted. * '' R ...

, Sehima, Stenotaphrum, Thuarea,

Triplopogon ''Triplopogon'' is a genus of plants in the grass family.Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta. The only known species is ''Triplopog ...

Tripsacum ''Tripsacum'' is a genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family and native to the Western Hemisphere. Gamagrass is a common name for plants in this genus. Species References: Formerly included Reference: See ''Anthephora''; ''Apluda''; ''Ch ...

, Vossia''

References

Poaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Andropogoneae {{Panicoideae-stub

Species

Formerly included

See also

References