Arthraxon

Arthraxon, commonly known as carpetgrass,[5] is a genus of Asian, African and Australian plants in the grass family, Poaceae,[6][7] containing the following species:[4]

  • Arthraxon antsirabensisMadagascar
  • Arthraxon castratusHainan, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Java
  • Arthraxon cuspidatusEthiopia, Oman
  • Arthraxon depressus – India
  • Arthraxon echinatus – India, Nepal, Yunnan
  • Arthraxon epectinatus – China, Himalayas
  • Arthraxon hispidus – Asia, Africa, Australia, Indian Ocean islands
  • Arthraxon inermis – India
  • Arthraxon jubatusKerala
  • Arthraxon junnarensisYunnan, India, Oman
  • Arthraxon lanceolatus – eastern Africa, southern Asia
  • Arthraxon lancifolius – Africa, southern Asia
  • Arthraxon meeboldii – India
  • Arthraxon microphyllusHimalayas, Yunnan, Thailand
  • Arthraxon multinervisGuizhou
  • Arthraxon nudus – southern Asia
  • Arthraxon prionodes – eastern Africa, southern Asia
  • Arthraxon raizadae – India
  • Arthraxon santapaui – India, Himalayas
  • Arthraxon submuticusHimalayas, Yunnan
  • Arthraxon typicusYunnan, Guangdong, Himalayas, Indochina, Java
  • Arthraxon villosusIndia

Arthraxon
Arthraxon hispidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Andropogonodae
Tribe: Andropogoneae
Subtribe: Arthraxoninae
Benth.
Genus: Arthraxon
P.Beauv., 1812[1][2]
Type species
Arthraxon ciliaris
(syn of A. hispidus)
Synonyms[4]
  • Pleuroplitis Trin.
  • Lucaea Kunth
  • Batratherum Nees
  • Lasiolytrum Steud.
  • Alectoridia A.Rich.
  • Barthantherum Andersson

Several species now in the genera Dimeria and Microstegium were formerly included in Arthraxon:[4]

  • Arthraxon batangensisMicrostegium batangense
  • Arthraxon hohenackeriDimeria hohenackeri
  • Arthraxon lanceolatus and Arthraxon nodosusMicrostegium vimineum

See also

References


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