Biology:Arthraxon

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Short description: Genus of grasses

Arthraxon
Arthraxon hispidus kobunags01.jpg
Arthraxon hispidus
Scientific classification e
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

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 castratus – Hainan, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Java
  • Arthraxon cuspidatus – Ethiopia, 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 jubatus – Kerala
  • Arthraxon junnarensis – Yunnan, India, Oman
  • Arthraxon lanceolatus – eastern Africa, southern Asia
  • Arthraxon lancifolius – Africa, southern Asia
  • Arthraxon meeboldii – India
  • Arthraxon microphyllus – Himalayas, Yunnan, Thailand
  • Arthraxon multinervis – Guizhou
  • Arthraxon nudus – southern Asia
  • Arthraxon prionodes – eastern Africa, southern Asia
  • Arthraxon raizadae – India
  • Arthraxon santapaui – India, Himalayas
  • Arthraxon submuticus – Himalayas, Yunnan
  • Arthraxon typicus – Yunnan, Guangdong, Himalayas, Indochina, Java
  • Arthraxon villosusIndia


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

Wikidata ☰ Q2091544 entry