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Isachne
thumb|Isachne lisboae Hook. f. thumb|Isachne lisboae Hook. f. Isachne is a widespread genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family, found in Asia, Africa, Australia, the Americas, and various oceanic islands. They may be known generally as bloodgrasses.
Hubbardia
Hubbardia is a genus in the grass family that is endemic to India. It is the only genus in the tribe Hubbardieae of the subfamily Micrairoideae.
Coelachne
thumb|Coelachne minuta Bor Coelachne is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family.
Eriachne
Eriachne, commonly known as Wanderrie grass, is a genus of plants in the grass family. Most of the species are found only in Australia, with the ranges of a few extending northward into New Guinea, parts of Asia, and Micronesia.
Micraira
Micraira is the only genus of tribe Micraireae in the grass family, native to Australia.
Pheidochloa
Pheidochloa is a genus of Australian and Papuasian plants in the grass family.
Isachne globosa
species of plant
Micrairoideae
Micrairoideae is a subfamily of the grass family Poaceae, distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. Within the PACMAD clade, it is sister to subfamily Arundinoideae.
Isachneae
Isachneae is a tribe of tropical and subtropical grasses in subfamily Micrairoideae, with around 120 species in six genera.
Heteranthoecia
Heteranthoecia is a genus of African plants in the grass family. The only known species is Heteranthoecia guineensis, which is widespread across much of tropical Africa from Senegal to Tanzania and Angola.
Sphaerocaryum
Sphaerocaryum is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Sphaerocaryum malaccense, native to southern China, Indochina, the Indian subcontinent, Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines, and Sumatra. (Isachne pulchella was formerly included in this genus, as Sphaerocaryum pulchellum.)
Eriachneae
Eriachneae is a tribe of grasses in subfamily Micrairoideae, with 50 species in two genera. Species in the tribe use the C4 photosynthetic pathway and are distributed mainly in Australasia, reaching into Asia and Micronesia.
Limnopoa
Limnopoa is a genus of Indian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Limnopoa meeboldii, native to the State of Kerala in southern India.
Isachne meeboldii
species of plant