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 antsirabensisMadagascarArthraxon castratusHainan, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, JavaArthraxon cuspidatusEthiopia, OmanArthraxon depressusIndiaArthraxon echinatus – India, Nepal, YunnanArthraxon epectinatusChina, HimalayasArthraxon hispidusAsia, Africa, Australia, Indian Ocean islandsArthraxon inermis – IndiaArthraxon jubatusKeralaArthraxon junnarensisYunnan, India, OmanArthraxon lanceolatuseastern Africa, southern AsiaArthraxon lancifolius – Africa, southern AsiaArthraxon meeboldii – IndiaArthraxon microphyllusHimalayas, Yunnan, ThailandArthraxon multinervisGuizhouArthraxon nudus – southern AsiaArthraxon prionodes – eastern Africa, southern AsiaArthraxon raizadae – IndiaArthraxon santapaui – India, HimalayasArthraxon submuticusHimalayas, YunnanArthraxon typicusYunnan, Guangdong, Himalayas, Indochina, JavaArthraxon villosusIndia
Several species now in the genera Dimeria and Microstegium were formerly included in Arthraxon:Arthraxon batangensisMicrostegium batangenseArthraxon hohenackeriDimeria hohenackeriArthraxon lanceolatus and Arthraxon nodosus – ''Microstegium vimineum''