Iseilema membranaceum

Iseilema membranaceum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Andropogoneae
Subtribus: Anthistiriinae
Genus: Iseilema
Species: Iseilema membranaceum

Name

Iseilema membranaceum (Lindl.) Domin, Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 280 (1915)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Anthistiria membranacea Lindl. in T.L.Mitchell, J. Exped. Trop. Australia: 88 (1848)
  • Themeda membranacea (Lindl.) C.A.Gardner in Bull. Forests Dept., Western Australia 32: 34 (1923)
• Heterotypic
  • Iseilema actinostachys Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 20(85): 282 (1915)
  • Iseilema mitchellii Andersson in Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 3, 2: 252 (1856)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: ASustralia New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia Introduced into: Germany References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Domin, K., 1915. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia. Adelaide, S.A. 57; Biblioth. Bot. 85:280.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Iseilema membranaceum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 October 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Iseilema membranaceum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 October 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Iseilema membranaceum. Published online. Accessed: October 08 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Iseilema membranaceum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Red Flinders grass

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