Arthraxon

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

See also

• List of Poaceae genera

References