| Carpet grass | |
|---|---|
| |
| Axonopus fissifolius | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Supertribe: | Andropogonodae |
| Tribe: | Paspaleae |
| Subtribe: | Paspalinae |
| Genus: | Axonopus P.Beauv. 1812, not Hook.f. 1896 nor (Steud.) Chase 1911[1] |
| Type species | |
| Axonopus aureus | |
| Synonyms[4][5] | |
Axonopus is a genus of plants in the grass family, known generally as carpet grass.[6] They are native primarily to the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas with one species in tropical Africa and another on Easter Island.[6][4] They are sometimes rhizomatous and many are tolerant of periodic submersion.
- ^ The International Plant Names Index, search for Axonopus
- ^ lectotype designated by Hitchcock, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 142 (1908)
- ^ Tropicos, Axonopus P. Beauv.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
POWO_17570-1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Tropicos, Panicum sect. Cabrera (Lag.) Trin
- ^ a b Watson L, Dallwitz MJ. (2008). "The grass genera of the world: descriptions, illustrations, identification, and information retrieval; including synonyms, morphology, anatomy, physiology, phytochemistry, cytology, classification, pathogens, world and local distribution, and references". The Grass Genera of the World. Archived from the original on 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2009-08-19.