Axonopus

<i>Axonopus</i>

Axonopus

Genus of grasses

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

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See also

References

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