Poaceae
Axonopus

Axonopus furcatus (Flüggé) Hitchc.

First published in Rhodora 8: 205 (1906)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & SE. U.S.A., Cuba, Brazil to NE. Argentina. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cuba, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • 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.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 25: 1-781. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Fredholm, A. [6118] United States K003566296 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K003566301 Yes
[Elliott] [s.n.] United States K003566292 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003566294 Yes
Hale, J. [s.n.] United States K003566299 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3565] United States K003566302 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3565] United States K003566290 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [5076] United States K003566289 Yes
Torrey [s.n.] United States K003566293 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K003566297 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003566291 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [13105] Cuba K003566418 Yes
Tracy, S.M. [7153] United States K003566287 Yes
Tracy, S.M. [7153] United States K003566295 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H. [6470] United States K003566298 Yes
Nash, G.V. [s.n.] United States K003566300 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K003566288 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Brazil Axonopus obtusifolius K000643274 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hoehne, W. [SPF 11812] Brazil Axonopus obtusifolius K001102717 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [28600] Brazil Axonopus obtusifolius K001102707 Yes
Klein, R.M. [10923] Brazil Axonopus obtusifolius K001102720 Yes
Rosengurtt [B3818½] Uruguay Axonopus obtusifolius K003337400 Yes
Hatschbach, G. [33649] Brazil Axonopus obtusifolius K001102708 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4665] Brazil Axonopus obtusifolius K001102719 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4980] Brazil Axonopus obtusifolius K001102711 Yes
Clayton, W.D. [4442] Brazil Axonopus obtusifolius K001102712 Yes
Riedel [90] Brazil Axonopus obtusifolius K001102716 Yes
Burchell [747] Brazil Axonopus obtusifolius K001102710 Yes
Glaziou, A. [6942] Brazil Axonopus obtusifolius K001102714 Yes
Glaziou [2742] Brazil Axonopus obtusifolius K001102709 Yes
Smith, L.B.; Bresolin, A.; Hatschbach, G. [15449] Brazil Axonopus obtusifolius K001102718 Yes
Riedel [972] Brazil Axonopus obtusifolius K001102715 Yes
Raddi [s.n.] Brazil Axonopus obtusifolius K000643273 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rosengurtt [B-3818½] Uruguay Axonopus obtusifolius K003337399 Yes
Glaziou [17358] Brazil Axonopus obtusifolius K001102713 Yes
Chase, A. [9447] Brazil Axonopus obtusifolius var. rolfsii K000643272 Type 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