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Axonopus

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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

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]
formerly included[4]
see Alloteropsis Digitaria Panicum Paspalum Sporobolus

See also

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References

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  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 d Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  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.
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