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Arthraxon

Arthraxon
Arthraxon hispidus kobunags01.jpg
Arthraxon hispidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Arthraxon
P.Beauv., 1812
Type species
Arthraxon ciliaris
(syn of A. hispidus)
P.Beauv.
Synonyms
  • Pleuroplitis Trin.
  • Lucaea Kunth
  • Batratherum Nees
  • Lasiolytrum Steud.
  • Alectoridia A.Rich.
  • Barthantherum Andersson

Arthraxon, commonly known as carpetgrass, is a genus of Asian, African and Australian plants in the grass family, Poaceae, containing the following species:

Several species now in the genera Dimeria and Microstegium were formerly included in Arthraxon:



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