Axonopus compressus

Axonopus compressus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Panicoideae
Tribus: Paspaleae
Subtribus: Paspalinae
Genus: Axonopus
Species: Axonopus compressus

Name

Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P.Beauv., 1812

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Agrostis compressa (Sw.) Poir., J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 1: 259 (1810), nom. illeg.
  • Echinochloa compressa (P.Beauv.) Roberty, Fl. Ouest-Afr.: 398 (1954)
  • Milium compressum Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 24 (1788)
  • Paspalum compressum (Sw.) Raspail, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 301 (1825), nom. illeg.
  • Paspalum laticulmum Spreng., Syst. Veg., 1: 245 (1824), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Anastrophus compressus Schltdl., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 8: 682 (1850), pro syn.
  • Anastrophus platicaulon (Poir.) Nash, J.K.Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 79 (1903)
  • Anastrophus platyculmus (Thouars ex Nees) Schltdl. ex B.D.Jacks., Index Kew. 1: 118 (1893)
  • Axonopus amplifolius Chase ex C.E.Hubb., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1939: 382 (1939), nom. nud.
  • Axonopus arsenei Swallen, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 23: 459 (1933)
  • Axonopus brevipedunculatus (Gledhill) Gledhill, Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 40: 127 (1966)
  • Axonopus compressus var. australis G.A.Black, Advancing Frontiers Pl. Sci. 5: 81 (1963)
  • Axonopus compressus subsp. brevipedunculatus Gledhill, Phyton (Horn) 12: 413 (1962)
  • Axonopus compressus var. itirapinensis G.A.Black, Advancing Frontiers Pl. Sci. 5: 82 (1963)
  • Axonopus compressus var. jesuiticus Araujo, Bol. Secr. Agric. Comerc. Trab., Cuba 100: 36 (1943)
  • Axonopus compressus var. macropodius (Steud.) G.A.Black, Advancing Frontiers Pl. Sci. 5: 82 (1963)
  • Axonopus elongatus Swallen, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 29: 414 (1950)
  • Axonopus jesuiticus (Araujo) Valls, Fl. Fanerog. Estado São Paulo 1: 136 (2001)
  • Axonopus kisantuensis Vanderyst, Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 16: 667 (1925)
  • Axonopus multipes Swallen, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 23: 459 (1933)
  • Axonopus rosengurttii G.A.Black, Advancing Frontiers Pl. Sci. 5: 64 (1963)
  • Digitaria domingensis Desv. ex Kunth, Enum. Pl. 1: 49 (1833), pro syn.
  • Digitaria platicaulon (Poir.) Desv., Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 166 (1831)
  • Digitaria uniflora Salzm. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 508 (1840), pro syn.
  • Panicum platicaulon (Poir.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(3): 363 (1898)
  • Paspalum conjugatum var. subcordatum Griseb., Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 7: 262 (1857)
  • Paspalum depressum Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 20 (1853)
  • Paspalum filostachyum Rich. ex Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 20 (1853)
  • Paspalum furcatum var. parviflorum Döll, C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 104 (1877)
  • Paspalum guadaloupense Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 18 (1853)
  • Paspalum kisantuense Vanderyst, Bull. Agric. Congo Belge 9: 246 (1918), nom. provis.
  • Paspalum longissimum var. guadaloupense Steud. ex Griseb., Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 7: 262 (1857), pro syn.
  • Paspalum macropodium Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 19 (1853)
  • Paspalum platicaulon Poir., J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 5: 34 (1804)
  • Paspalum platyculmum Thouars ex Nees, C.F.P.von Martius, Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 2: 24 (1829)
  • Paspalum raunkiaeri Mez, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 60 (1917)
  • Paspalum tenue Willd. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 273 (1841), pro syn.
  • Paspalum tristachyum Lam., Tabl. Encycl. 1: 176 (1791)
  • Paspalum uniflorum Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 273 (1841), nom. nud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina Regional: Southern Central USA Arkansas, Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Regional: Central America Belize, Central American Pac, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Galápagos Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Introduced into: Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Congo, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Hawaii, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Marianas, Marquesas, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Is., Philippines, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Spain, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Uganda, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie; ou Nouveaux Genres des Graminées; Avec Figures Représentant les Caractéres de tous le Genres. Imprimerie de Fain. BHL Reference page. :

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Axonopus compressus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 04. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Axonopus compressus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 04. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Axonopus compressus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 November 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Axonopus compressus. Published online. Accessed: November 04 2022.

Vernacular names

English: broadleaf carpetgrass

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