Axonopus compressus

Axonopus compressus

Taxonavigation edit

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 edit

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

Synonyms edit

  • 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 edit

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 edit

Primary references edit

Additional references edit

  • 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 edit

Vernacular names edit

English: broadleaf carpetgrass
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