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 antsirabensisMadagascar
  • Arthraxon castratusHainan, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Java
  • Arthraxon cuspidatusEthiopia, Oman
  • Arthraxon depressusIndia
  • Arthraxon echinatus – India, Nepal, Yunnan
  • Arthraxon epectinatusChina, Himalayas
  • Arthraxon hispidusAsia, Africa, Australia, Indian Ocean islands
  • Arthraxon inermis – India
  • Arthraxon jubatusKerala
  • Arthraxon junnarensis – Yunnan, India, Oman
  • Arthraxon lanceolatuseastern Africa, southern Asia
  • Arthraxon lancifolius – Africa, southern Asia
  • Arthraxon meeboldii – India
  • Arthraxon microphyllus – Himalayas, Yunnan, Thailand
  • Arthraxon multinervisGuizhou
  • 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 batangensisMicrostegium batangense
  • Arthraxon hohenackeriDimeria hohenackeri
  • Arthraxon lanceolatus and Arthraxon nodosus – ''Microstegium vimineum''