Axonopus

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.

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

Carpet grass
Axonopus fissifolius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]
List
  • Anastrophus Schltdl.
  • Axonopus sect. Cabrera (Lag.) Chase
  • Cabrera Lag.
  • Lappagopsis Steud.
  • Panicum sect. Cabrera (Lag.) Trin.
  • Panicum sect. Harpostachys Döll
  • Paspalum sect. Cabrera (Lag.) Döll

See also

References
  1. The International Plant Names Index, search for Axonopus
  2. lectotype designated by Hitchcock, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 142 (1908)
  3. Tropicos, Axonopus P. Beauv.
  4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  5. Tropicos, Panicum sect. Cabrera (Lag.) Trin
  6. 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.
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