Axonopus furcatus

Axonopus furcatus

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 furcatus

Name

Axonopus furcatus (Flüggé) A.S.Hitchc., 1906

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Anastrophus furcatus (Flüggé) Nash, N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 17: 162 (1912)
  • Paspalum furcatum Flüggé, Gram. Monogr., Paspalum: 114 (1810)
• Heterotypic
  • Anastrophus obtusifolius (Raddi) Nash, N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 17: 162 (1912)
  • Axonopus chaseanus Herter, Revista Sudamer. Bot. 9: 111 (1953), nom. superfl.
  • Axonopus obtusifolius (Raddi) Chase, J. Washington Acad. Sci. 13: 171 (1823)
  • Axonopus obtusifolius var. rolfsii G.A.Black, Advancing Frontiers Pl. Sci. 5: 71 (1963)
  • Panicum ischaemoides J.Koenig ex Trin., Gram. Panic.: 97 (1826), pro syn.
  • Paspalum digitaria Müll.Hal., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 19: 324 (1861), nom. illeg.
  • Paspalum furcatum var. grandiflorum Döll, C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(2): 104 (1877)
  • Paspalum furcatum var. villosum (Vasey) Vasey, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 16 (1895)
  • Paspalum michauxianum var. villosum Vasey, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 13: 163 (1886)
  • Paspalum obtusatum Nees ex Döll, C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(1): 103 (1877), nom. nud.
  • Paspalum obtusifolium Raddi, Agrostogr. Bras.: 23 (1823)
  • Paspalum paspalodes var. villosum (Vasey) Scribn. & C.R.Ball, Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 24: 42 (1901)
  • Paspalum platycaule Willd. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 272 (1841), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina Regional: Southern Central USA Arkansas, Delaware, Oklahoma, Maryland, Texas, Virginia Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast Regional: Caribbean Cuba References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hitchcock, A.S., 1906. Rhodora 8: 205

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 furcatus 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 furcatus. 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 furcatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 November 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Axonopus furcatus. Published online. Accessed: November 04 2022.

Vernacular names

English: big carpetgrass

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