Axonopus is a genus of plants in the grass family, known generally as carpet grass.[6] They are native primarily to the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas with one species in tropical Africa and another on Easter Island.[6][4] They are sometimes rhizomatous and many are tolerant of periodic submersion.
| Carpet grass | |
|---|---|
| |
| Axonopus fissifolius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Supertribe: | Andropogonodae |
| Tribe: | Paspaleae |
| Subtribe: | Paspalinae |
| Genus: | Axonopus P.Beauv. 1812, not Hook.f. 1896 nor (Steud.) Chase 1911[1] |
| Type species | |
| Axonopus aureus | |
| Synonyms[4][5] | |
- Species[4]
- Axonopus amapaensis G.A.Black - Brazil
- Axonopus anceps (Mez) C.L.Hitchc. - Trinidad-Tobago, northern South America
- Axonopus andinus G.A.Black - Bolivia
- Axonopus argentinus Parodi - Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil
- Axonopus aureus P.Beauv. - from Chiapas to Bolivia
- Axonopus boliviensiss Renvoize - Bolivia
- Axonopus brasiliensis (Spreng.) Kuhlm. - Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
- Axonopus capillaris (Lam.) Chase - from Guatemala to Brazil
- Axonopus casiquiarensis Davidse - Colombia, Venezuela
- Axonopus caulescens (Mez) Henrard - from Guyana to Bolivia
- Axonopus centralis Chase - from Nayarit to Paraíba
- Axonopus chaseae G.A.Black - Bahia, Minas Gerais
- Axonopus chimantensis Davidse - Venezuela
- Axonopus chrysoblepharis (Lag.) Chase - from Chiapas to Paraguay
- Axonopus ciliatifolius Swallen - Belize
- Axonopus comans (Döll) Kuhlm. - Brazil, Paraguay
- Axonopus comatus (Mez) Swallen - Venezuela, Brazil
- Axonopus complanatus (Nees ex Trin.) Dedecca - Brazil
- Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P.Beauv. - USA (TX to SC), West Indies, much of Latin America
- Axonopus conduplicatus G.A.Black - Brazil
- Axonopus cuatrecasasii G.A.Black - Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia
- Axonopus debilis G.A.Black - Cuba
- Axonopus elegantulus (J.Presl) Hitchc. - Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
- Axonopus eminens (Nees) G.A.Black - from Guyana to Bolivia
- Axonopus equitans Hitchc. & Chase - Trinidad-Tobago, northern South America
- Axonopus fastigiatus (Nees) Kuhlm. - Brazil
- Axonopus fissifolius (Raddi) Kuhlm. - USA (TX to VA), West Indies, much of Latin America
- Axonopus flabelliformis Swallen - from Guyana to Bolivia
- Axonopus flexuosus (Peter) Troupin - tropical Africa
- Axonopus furcatus (Flüggé) Hitchc. - USA (TX to MD), Cuba, Brazil, Argentina
- Axonopus gracilis G.Black - Venezuela
- Axonopus grandifolius Renvoize - Bahia
- Axonopus herzogii (Hack.) Hitchc. - Brazil, Bolivia
- Axonopus hoehnei G.A.Black - Pará
- Axonopus jeanyae Davidse - Panama
- Axonopus junciformis G.A.Black - Mato Grosso
- Axonopus kuhlmanniii G.A.Black - Brazil, Bolivia
- Axonopus laxiflorus (Trin.) Chase - Minas Gerais
- Axonopus laxus Luces - Venezuela
- Axonopus leptostachyus (Flüggé) Hitchc. - Trinidad-Tobago, South America
- Axonopus longispicus (Döll) Kuhlm. - northeastern South America
- Axonopus magallanesiae Gir.-Cañas - Venezuela
- Axonopus marginatus (Trin.) Chase ex Hitchc. - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina
- Axonopus morronei Gir.-Cañas - Colombia
- Axonopus oiapocensis G.A.Black - Amapá, French Guiana
- Axonopus paschalis (Stapf) Pilg. - Easter Island
- Axonopus passourae G.A.Black - French Guiana
- Axonopus pennellii G.A.Black - Venezuela, Colombia
- Axonopus piccae Gir.-Cañas - Venezuela, Colombia
- Axonopus poiophyllus Chase - Mesoamerica, Colombia
- Axonopus polydactylus (Steud.) Dedecca - Brazil
- Axonopus polystachyus G.A.Black - Brazil
- Axonopus pressus (Steud.) Parodi - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay
- Axonopus pubivaginatus Henrard - northeastern South America
- Axonopus purpusii (Mez) Chase - from Central Mexico to Paraguay
- Axonopus ramosus Swallen - Amapá, Fr Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela
- Axonopus rosei (Scribn. & Merr.) Chase - Nayarit
- Axonopus rupestris Davidse - Brazil
- Axonopus schultesii G.A.Black - Venezuela, Colombia
- Axonopus scoparius (Flüggé) Kuhlm. - from northern Mexico to Brazil
- Axonopus senescens (Döll) Henrard - Amapá, Fr Guiana, Colombia
- Axonopus siccus (Nees) Kuhlm. - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina
- Axonopus steyermarkii Swallen - Venezuela
- Axonopus succulentus G.A.Black - Paraguay
- Axonopus suffultiformis G.A.Black - Venezuela
- Axonopus suffultuss (J.C.Mikan ex Trin.) Parodi - Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina
- Axonopus surinamensis (Steud.) Henrard - northeastern South America
- Axonopus triglochinoides (Mez) Dedecca - Amazon Basin
- Axonopus volcanicus R.W.Pohl - Costa Rica
- Axonopus yutajensis G.A.Black - Venezuela
- Axonopus zuloagae Gir.-Cañas - Colombia
- formerly included[4]
see Alloteropsis Digitaria Panicum Paspalum Sporobolus
- Axonopus corymbosus - Digitaria compacta
- Axonopus digitatus - Digitaria nuda
- Axonopus ecklonianus - Panicum ecklonii
- Axonopus latifolius - Alloteropsis cimicina
- Axonopus maidenianus - Alloteropsis semialata
- Axonopus paniceus - Digitaria panicea
- Axonopus paniculatus - Alloteropsis paniculata
- Axonopus poiretii - Sporobolus junceus
- Axonopus proximus - Paspalum ellipticum
- Axonopus repens - Paspalum repens
- Axonopus semialatus - Alloteropsis semialata
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ The International Plant Names Index, search for Axonopus
- ^ lectotype designated by Hitchcock, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 142 (1908)
- ^ Tropicos, Axonopus P. Beauv.
- ^ a b c d Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Tropicos, Panicum sect. Cabrera (Lag.) Trin
- ^ a b Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Archived from the original on 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
External links
edit- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Grass Manual Treatment
- Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility
