''Arthraxon'', commonly known as carpetgrass, is a
genus
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of Asian, African and Australian plants in the grass family,
Poaceae,
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/ref> containing the following species:[
* '' Arthraxon antsirabensis'' – ]Madagascar
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* '' Arthraxon castratus'' – Hainan
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, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Java
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* '' Arthraxon cuspidatus'' – Ethiopia
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, Oman
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* ''Arthraxon depressus
''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 ...
'' – India
* '' Arthraxon echinatus'' – India, Nepal, Yunnan
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* '' Arthraxon epectinatus'' – China, Himalayas
* '' Arthraxon hispidus'' – Asia, Africa, Australia, Indian Ocean islands
* '' Arthraxon inermis'' – India
* '' Arthraxon jubatus'' – Kerala
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* '' Arthraxon junnarensis'' – Yunnan
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, India, Oman
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* ''Arthraxon lanceolatus
''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 ...
'' – eastern Africa, southern Asia
* ''Arthraxon lancifolius
''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 ...
'' – Africa, southern Asia
* ''Arthraxon meeboldii
''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 ...
'' – India
* ''Arthraxon microphyllus
''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 ...
'' – Himalayas
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, Yunnan
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, Thailand
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* ''Arthraxon multinervis
''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 ...
'' – Guizhou
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* ''Arthraxon nudus
''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 ...
'' – southern Asia
* '' Arthraxon prionodes'' – eastern Africa, southern Asia
* '' Arthraxon raizadae'' – India
* '' Arthraxon santapaui'' – India, Himalayas
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* '' Arthraxon submuticus'' – Himalayas
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, Yunnan
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* '' Arthraxon typicus'' – Yunnan
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, Guangdong
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, Himalayas
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, Indochina
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, Java
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* '' Arthraxon villosus'' – India
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Several species now in the genera '' Dimeria'' and ''Microstegium
''Microstegium'' is a genus of African, Asian, and Pacific Island plants in the sorghum tribe within the grass family. Browntop is a common name.
; Species
; formerly included
see ''Ischaemum
''Ischaemum'' is a taxonomically one of the m ...
'' were formerly included in ''Arthraxon'':[
* ''Arthraxon batangensis'' – '' Microstegium batangense''
* ''Arthraxon hohenackeri'' – '' Dimeria hohenackeri''
* ''Arthraxon lanceolatus'' and ''Arthraxon nodosus'' – '']Microstegium vimineum
''Microstegium vimineum'', commonly known as Japanese stiltgrass, packing grass, or Nepalese browntop, is an annual grass that is common in a wide variety of habitats and is well adapted to low light levels.
Despite being non-native in the Unite ...
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See also
* List of Poaceae genera
The true grasses (Poaceae) are one of the largest plant families, with around 12,000 species and roughly 800 genera. They contain, among others, the cereal crop species and other plants of economic importance, such as the bamboos, and several imp ...
References
Panicoideae
Poaceae genera
Grasses of Africa
Grasses of Asia
Taxa named by Palisot de Beauvois
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