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

• Arthraxon antsirabensis – Madagascar

• Arthraxon castratus – Hainan, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Java

• Arthraxon cuspidatus – Ethiopia, Oman

• Arthraxon depressus – India

• Arthraxon echinatus – India, Nepal, Yunnan

• Arthraxon epectinatus – China, Himalayas

• Arthraxon hispidus – Asia, Africa, Australia, Indian Ocean islands

• Arthraxon inermis – India

• Arthraxon jubatus – Kerala

• Arthraxon junnarensis – Yunnan, India, Oman

• Arthraxon lanceolatus – eastern Africa, southern Asia

• Arthraxon lancifolius – Africa, southern Asia

• Arthraxon meeboldii – India

• Arthraxon microphyllus – Himalayas, Yunnan, Thailand

• Arthraxon multinervis – Guizhou

• 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 batangensis – Microstegium batangense

• Arthraxon hohenackeri – Dimeria hohenackeri

• Arthraxon lanceolatus and Arthraxon nodosus – Microstegium vimineum

See also

• List of Poaceae genera

References