Axonopus

Carpet grass
Axonopus fissifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Panicoideae
Supertribe: Andropogonodae
Tribe: Paspaleae
Subtribe: Paspalinae
Genus:
P.Beauv. 1812, not Hook.f. 1896 nor (Steud.) Chase 1911[1]
Type species
Axonopus aureus
Synonyms[4][5]
  • Anastrophus Schltdl.
  • Axonopus sect. Cabrera (Lag.) Chase
  • Cabrera Lag.
  • Centrochloa Swallen
  • Lappagopsis Steud.
  • Ophiochloa Filg.
  • Panicum sect. Cabrera (Lag.) Trin.
  • Panicum sect. Harpostachys Döll
  • Paspalum sect. Cabrera (Lag.) Döll

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

As of November 2024, Plants of the World Online accepted 78 species:[4]

  • Axonopus amapaensis G.A.Black – Brazil
  • Axonopus anceps (Mez) 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 boliviensis Renvoize – Bolivia
  • Axonopus brasiliensis (Spreng.) Kuhlm. – Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
  • Axonopus bryoides (G.H.Rua, R.C.Oliveira & Valls) Alicia López & Morrone
  • 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 (Trin. ex 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 ex Trin.) 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 fusiformis Valls & A.D.Silveira
  • Axonopus gracilis G.Black – Venezuela
  • Axonopus grandifolius Renvoize – Bahia
  • Axonopus graniticola P.L.Viana
  • Axonopus herzogii (Hack.) Hitchc. – Brazil, Bolivia
  • Axonopus hoehnei G.A.Black – Pará
  • Axonopus hydrolithicus (Filg., Davidse & Zuloaga) Alicia López & Morrone
  • Axonopus jeanyae Davidse – Panama
  • Axonopus junciformis G.A.Black – Mato Grosso
  • Axonopus kuhlmannii G.A.Black – Brazil, Bolivia
  • Axonopus laegaardii Gir.-Cañas
  • 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 orinocensis Gir.-Cañas
  • 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 (Nees ex 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 singularis (Swallen) Alicia López & Morrone
  • Axonopus steyermarkii Swallen – Venezuela
  • Axonopus succulentus G.A.Black – Paraguay
  • Axonopus suffultiformis G.Black – Venezuela
  • Axonopus suffultus (J.C.Mikan ex Trin.) Parodi – Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina
  • Axonopus surinamensis (Hochst. ex Steud.) Henrard – northeastern South America
  • Axonopus triglochinoides (Mez) Dedecca – Amazon Basin
  • Axonopus volcanicus R.W.Pohl – Costa Rica
  • Axonopus yutajensis G.Black – Venezuela
  • Axonopus zuloagae Gir.-Cañas – Colombia
Formerly included[7]
see Alloteropsis Digitaria Panicum Paspalum Sporobolus

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. ^ a b c "Axonopus P.Beauv." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  5. ^ Tropicos, Panicum sect. Cabrera (Lag.) Trin
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Search for 'Axonopus'". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2024-11-23.


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