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Taxon:  Ischaemum rugosum Salisb.



Summary
Genus:
Ischaemum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Andropogoneae
Subtribe:
Ischaeminae
Nomen number:
20489
Place of publication:
Icon. stirp. rar. 1, t. 1. 1791
Verified:
12/15/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 2  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
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  3. CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988)
  4. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. 1980-
  5. FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
  6. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  7. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
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  10. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm.
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  12. Holm, L. et al. A geographical atlas of world weeds. 1979
  13. Holttum, R. E. et al. A revised flora of Malaya. 1953-1971
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  17. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. Flora of [West] Pakistan. 1970-
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  22. Smith, A. C. Flora vitiensis nova. 1979-1991
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  27. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): III. Subfamilies Panicoideae, Aristidoideae, Arundinoideae, and Danthonioideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 46:276.
Common names
English
murain grass –
muraino grass –
ribbed muraina grass –
saramatta grass –
wrinkled duck-beak –
wrinkled grass –
Portuguese (Brazil)
capim-macho –
capim-pelego –
mata-colono –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistanPunjab 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPapua New Guinea  
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNorthern Territory 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmapa 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilCeara 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilGoias 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPara 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSao Paulo 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan [Punjab]
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Thailand
  • MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Northern Territory, Queensland]
Naturalized
Africa
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Nigeria
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Amapa, Ceara, Goias, Para, Sao Paulo]
  • MESOAMERICA: Costa Rica
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodforage 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:146.
Weedpotential seed contaminant 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:146.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=20489. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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