Poaceae
Axonopus

Axonopus purpusii (Mez) Chase

First published in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 17: 144 (1927)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to S. Tropical America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, 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.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • 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.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

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.
  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Forzza, R.C. & al. (2013). Lista de Espécies da Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 1998 Nascimento, M.S.B.; Renvoize, S.A. [1268] Brazil K001086029 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Beck, St.G. [23596] Bolivia K001469433 Yes
Sep 19, 1995 Carvalho, J.H.; Nascimento, M.S.B. [631] Brazil K001086030 Yes
Jan 1, 1980 Swallen, J.R. [3541] Brazil K001086036 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Irwin, H.S.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R.; Fonseca, S.F., da [24273] Brazil K001086027 Yes
Dec 17, 1957 Spruce, R. [12814] Brazil K001086032 Yes
Dec 19, 1953 Ule, E. [8020] Brazil K000643285 Type Yes
Dec 17, 1953 Spruce, R. [607] Brazil K001086035 Yes
Dec 17, 1953 Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil K001086033 Yes
Spruce, R. [607] Brazil K001086034 Yes
Pohl, R.W. [12861] Costa Rica K003566311 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [10592] Costa Rica K003566309 Yes
Davis, D.H. [823] Guyana K003566493 Yes
Yuncker, T.G.; Dawson, R.F.; Youse, H.R. [5643] Honduras K003566408 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] French Guiana K003566502 Yes
Liebmann [203] Mexico K003566304 Yes
Balansa, B. [93] Paraguay K003566509 Yes
Davis, D.H. [838] Guyana K003566490 Yes
Bonner, D. [13] Brazil K000004380 Yes
Bona Nascimento, M.S. [241] Brazil K000004378 Yes
Harrison, S.G.; Persaud, R. [987] Guyana K003566491 Yes
Fiebrig, K. [4910] Paraguay K003566508 Yes
Smith, A.C. [2411] Guyana K003566489 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [3769] Brazil K001086037 Yes
Bona Nascimento, M.S. [102] Brazil K000004377 Yes
Innes, R.R. [RRI138] Belize K003566305 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [3833] Brazil K001086038 Yes
Hoock, J. [638] French Guiana K003566499 Yes
Peck, M.E. [464] Belize K003566409 Yes
Fiebrig, K. [5003] Paraguay K003566507 Yes
Essed [XXX] Suriname K003566497 Yes
Goode, J.R. [10] Guyana K003566487 Yes
Fiebrig, K. [4779] Paraguay K003566506 Yes
Davidse, G.; Brant, A.E. [32973] Belize K003566307 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Clark, L. [13921] Costa Rica K003566313 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [4953] Brazil K001086031 Yes
Melville [s.n.] Guyana K003566495 Yes
Davis, D.H. [850] Guyana K003566494 Yes
Davis, D.H. [568] Guyana K003566492 Yes
Innes, R.R. [RRI201] Belize K003566306 Yes
Bona Nascimento, M.S.; Renvoize, S.A. [1232] Brazil K003566504 Yes
Hatschbach, G.G. [24988] Brazil K001086028 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [3899] Brazil K001086039 Yes
Hassler, E. [8248] Paraguay K003566505 Yes
Swallen, J.R. [4611] Brazil K000004379 Yes
Bona Nascimento, M.S.; Renvoize, S.A. [1373] Brazil K003566503 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [11776] Costa Rica K003566308 Yes
Harrison, S.G. [1772] Guyana K003566496 Yes
Melville; Martyn [367] Guyana K003566488 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] French Guiana K003566501 Yes
Pohl, R.W.; Davidse, G. [10765] Costa Rica K003566310 Yes
Lanjouw, J.; Lindeman, J.C. [207] Suriname K003566498 Yes
Davidse, G.; Sousa, M.; Chater, A.; Cabrera, E. [20308] Mexico K003566312 Yes
Broadway, W.E. [627] French Guiana K003566500 Yes
Gould, F.W. [11672] Mexico K003566303 Yes
Rose Innes, R. [RRI120] Belize K003566410 Yes
n/a K001469421 Yes
n/a K001469422 Yes
n/a K001469423 Yes
n/a K001469424 Yes
n/a K001469425 Yes
n/a K001469426 Yes
n/a K001469427 Yes
n/a K001469428 Yes
n/a K001469429 Yes
n/a K001469430 Yes
n/a K001469431 Yes
n/a K001469432 Yes
Beck, St.G. [23596], Bolivia K001469433 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0