Arthraxon
| Arthraxon | |
|---|---|
| Arthraxon hispidus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| 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 |
| Type species | |
| Arthraxon ciliaris (syn of A. hispidus) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Arthraxon, commonly known as carpetgrass, is a genus of Asian, African and Australian plants in the grass family, Poaceae, containing the following species:
- Arthraxon antsirabensis – Madagascar
- 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 villosus – India
Several species now in the genera Dimeria and Microstegium were formerly included in Arthraxon:
- Arthraxon batangensis – Microstegium batangense
- Arthraxon hohenackeri – Dimeria hohenackeri
- Arthraxon lanceolatus and Arthraxon nodosus – Microstegium vimineum