Poaceae
Axonopus

Axonopus eminens (Nees) G.A.Black

First published in Advancing Frontiers Pl. Sci. 5: 92 (1963)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2012). Las especies del género Axonopus (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paspaleae) en Brasil. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 36: 317-354.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2012). Las especies del género Axonopus (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paspaleae) en Brasil. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales 36: 317-354.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 1996 Atkins, S.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Harley, R.M.; Sano, P.T.; Souza, V.C. [CFCR14787] Brazil K000004343 Yes
Nov 1, 1996 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A. [15863] Brazil K000004344 Yes
Nov 1, 1996 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A. [15549] Brazil K000004345 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Onishi, E.; Ferreira, A.; Taituba [1005] Brazil K001086101 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [14810] Bolivia K001589938 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Fonsêca, S.G.; Fonsêca-Filho, J.; Ribeiro, J.F.; Silva, J.C.S. [4081] Brazil K001086099 Yes
Noblick, L.R.; Britto, I.C.; Castro, C.A. [2450] Brazil K000004347 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Atkins, S.; Sano, P.T.; Souza, V.C. [CFCR14147] Brazil K000004342 Yes
Noblick, L.R.; Britto, I.C.; Castro, C.A. [2595] Brazil K000004346 Yes
Heringer, E.P.; Eiten, G. [14135] Brazil K001086095 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Fonseca, S.F., da [R 3010] Brazil K001086098 Yes
Heringer, E.P.; Eiten, G. [14135] Brazil K001086096 Yes
Burchell, W.J. [7130] Brazil K001086097 Yes
Bommer, D. [4] Brazil K000004341 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Ferreira, A.; Castro, R.A., de; Andrelinho [2079] Brazil K001086100 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Ferreira, A.; Castro, R.A., de; Andrelinho [2079] Brazil K001086102 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0