Poaceae
Arthraxon

Arthraxon prionodes (Steud.) Dandy

First published in F.W.Andrews, Fl. Pl. Sudan 3: 399 (1956)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. & E. Tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Afghanistan to China and Peninsula Malaysia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1993). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 2(2): 433-968. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Pullaiah, T. & Karuppusamy, S. (2020). Flora of Eastern Ghats 7: 1-474. Regency publications, New Deli.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A Handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1993). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 2(2): 433-968. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Renvoize, S.A. (1982). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 3: 451-898.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Gilliland, H.B. (1971). A revised flora of Malaya 3: 1-319. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1995). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 7: 1-430. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Noltie, H.J. (2000). Flora of Bhutan 3(2): 457-883. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Pullaiah, T. & Karuppusamy, S. (2020). Flora of Eastern Ghats 7: 1-474. Regency publications, New Deli.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (1995). Flora of Somalia 4: i-ii, 1-298. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by T. A. Cope [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • D.M. Napper, Grasses of Tanganyika: 99 (1965).
  • Dandy in F. W. Andr., The Flowering Plants of the Sudan 3: 399 (1956).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gamble, J.S. [18382] India K002288973 No
Guo, C. [053251] China K002288618 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [10101] India K002288990 No
Gamble, J.S. [22900] India K002289022 No
Gamble, J.S. [27370] India K002288981 No
Fung, H.L. [21192] China K002288628 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [6129] India K002288960 No
Drake-Brockmann, R.E. [s.n.] Somalia K002289271 No
Clarke, C.B. [31342 A] Pakistan K002288944 No
Blatter, E. [2524] India K002288998 No
Guo, C. [051307] China K002288616 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [3057] China K002288623 Yes
Spellenberg, R. [s.n.] Yemen K002288497 Yes
Gilbert, M.G.; Kelbessa, E.; Vollesen, K.B. [7963] Ethiopia K002289256 No
Chaudhary, S. [988] Saudi Arabia K002288490 Yes
[Hans Hartmet] [[K476b]] Pakistan K002288929 No
Henry, A. [9137] China K002288625 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; [S. Ayal] [s.n.] Pakistan K002288930 No
Thulin, M.; Medhanie, G.; Gifri, A.N. [9279] Yemen K002288493 Yes
Chow [20] China K002288626 Yes
Radcliffe-Smith, A.; Henchie, S.J. [4621] Yemen K002288499 Yes
Soreng, R.J.; Peterson, P.M.; Tian-guang, G.; Dahai, Z. [5180] China K002288620 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [21055] India K002288965 No
Radcliffe-Smith, A. [5296 A] Oman K002288507 Yes
Henry, A. [2282] China K002288629 Yes
Wingate, G. [s.n.] India K002288962 No
Thompson, J. [s.n.] India K002288992 No
Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [1091] Eritrea K002289258 No
Chiao, C.Y. [12952] China K002288627 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [26575] India K002288979 No
Gamble, J.S. [22738] India K002289020 No
s.coll. [[3256]] India K002288974 No
Stocks [642] Pakistan K002288938 No
Ramsay, C.B. [s.n.] India K002288983 No
[Kabir] [14530] Pakistan K002288936 No
McLeish, I. [2338] Oman K002288505 Yes
Pappi, A. [4902] Eritrea K002289257 No
Duthie, J.F. [22901] India K002289001 No
Drummond, J.R. [21059] India K002289028 No
Gammie, G.A. [18461] India K002288968 No
Gillespie, L. [100] Yemen K002288494 Yes
Blatter, E. [2557] India K002288999 No
Gamble, J.S. [24447] India K002288949 No
Duthie, J.F.; Ináyal [20299 a] Pakistan K002288928 No
Sorensen, Th.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [1257] Thailand K000688860 No
Luke, Q.; Luke, P. [15018] Kenya K002289322 No
Collenette, I.S. [3713X] Saudi Arabia K002288488 Yes
Jacquemont, V. [895] India K002288996 No
Wood, J.R.I. [3012] Yemen K002288502 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [25176] India K002288950 No
Gamble, J.S. [5330 A] India K002289004 No
Persson; [Tioman] [2126] Ethiopia K002289255 No
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K002289000 No
Mooney, H.F. [6265] Ethiopia K002289253 No
Neubauer, H.F. [754] Iran K002288487 Yes
Van Swinderon, H. [M 82] Kenya K002289323 No
Parker, C. [E 249] Ethiopia K002289254 No
Magogo, F.C.; Harborne, J.B. [1301] Kenya K002289324 No
Stewart, R.R. [12402] India K002288924 No
Chantaranothai, P.; et al. [90/614] Thailand K000688857 No
Drake-Brockman [381] Somalia K002289270 No
Stewart, R.R. [23273] Pakistan K002288939 No
Ralph, T.S. [493] India K002288957 No
Gamble, J.S. [23034] India K002288952 No
Wingate, G. [s.n.] India K002288961 No
Duthie, J.F. [7591/a] Pakistan K002288935 No
Hodd, K.T.B. [263] India K002289012 No
Kingdon-Ward, F. [20226] India K002288970 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [4628] Thailand K000620303 No
Clarke, C.B. [22505A] India K002289014 No
Drummond, J.R.; Kabir [14530] India K002288937 No
Jacquemont, V. [301] India K002288954 No
Gamble, J.S. [5564 A] India K002289019 No
Wood, J.R.I. [S/71/39] Somalia K002289268 No
Gilbert, M.G.; Aweke, G. [2780] Ethiopia K002289260 No
Stewart, R.R. [21319] India K002288958 No
Koelz, W.N. [21764] India K002289010 No
Bhattacharyya, U.C. [24541] India K002289007 No
Clarke, C.B. [17609C] India K002288969 No
Drummond, J.R. [21060] India K002288966 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002288985 No
Massey, R.E. [6] Ethiopia K002289251 No
Chaudhary, S. [7081] Saudi Arabia K002288491 Yes
Heathcote, O.H.U. [AB 5365] Kenya K002289329 No
Gamble, J.S. [27386] India K002289021 No
Guo, C. [053251] China K002288617 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [23254] India K002288951 No
Gamble, J.S.; Clarke, C.B. [33679J] India K002289018 No
Mohd, J. [8067] Pakistan K002288943 No
Duthie, J.F. [6129] India K002289024 No
Gamble, J.S.; Clarke, C.B. [40592D] India K002288980 No
Spellenberg, R. [s.n.] Yemen K002288496 Yes
s.coll. [256] Ethiopia K002289252 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002288956 No
Rodin, R.J. [5582] Pakistan K002288927 No
Wood, J.R.I. [3364] Yemen K002288498 Yes
Lazarides, M. [7414] Thailand K000688858 No
Chiao, C.Y. [3057] China K002288624 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002289002 No
s.coll. [s.n.] China K002288630 Yes
Steward, A.N. [s.n.] China K002288621 Yes
Bogdan, A. [AB 4634] Kenya K002289328 No
Put [4465A] Thailand K000688797 No
Jackson, J.K. [2967] Sudan K002289248 No
Gilbert, M.G.; Thulin, M.; Aweke, G. [384] Ethiopia K002289263 No
{Wight} [3255] India K002288975 No
Miller, A.G.; Whitcombe, R. [2096] Oman K002288508 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [22505D] India K002289017 No
s.coll. [149] India K002288986 No
Duthie, J.F. [10738] India K002289026 No
Friis, I.; Tadesse, M.; Vollesen, K.B. [3175] Ethiopia K002289259 No
Guarino, L.; IBPGR [40] Oman K002288506 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [31403 C] Pakistan K002288946 No
Stewart, R.R.; Nasir, E. [23804a] India K002288942 No
Strey, R.G. [3637] South Africa K002289452 No
Gilbert, M.G.; Aweke, G. [2970] Ethiopia K002289262 No
Parker, C. [E68] Ethiopia K002289261 No
Strey, R.G. [3306] South Africa K002289453 No
Clarke, C.B. [23023] India K002289016 No
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] India K002288976 No
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K002289030 No
Stewart, R.R. [27806] Pakistan K002288932 No
s.coll. [1685] India K002288989 No
Drummond, J.R. [21058] India K002288964 No
[Levinge] [s.n.] India K002289015 No
Thulin, M.; Dahir, A.; Hassan, A. [9062] Somalia K002289265 No
Duthie, J.F.; [Havsakl [s.n.] India K002288967 No
Yong, G.C. [20065-289-1] China K002288619 Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Melville, R. [15930] Somalia K002289269 No
Gamble, J.S. [5745 A] India K002288994 No
Verma, D.M. [1773] India K002288982 No
Siddiqi, M.A.; Rahman, A. [26720] Pakistan K002288926 No
Hepper, F.N.; Wood, J.R.I. [5883] Yemen K002288500 Yes
Collenette, I.S. [3633] Saudi Arabia K002288489 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [7998] China K002288622 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [21764] India K002289009 No
s.coll. [8829] India K002289011 No
Rich, H.H. [832] India K002288987 No
Smitinand, T. [2031] Thailand K000688859 No
Duthie, J.F. [[43044]] India K002289029 No
Heybroek, H.M. [[21d]] India K002288963 No
Blatter, E. [2609] India K002288997 No
Beckett, J.J. [1332] Somalia K002289267 No
Wingate, G. [s.n.] India K002288953 No
Gillett, J.B. [13704] Kenya K002289330 No
Schimper, M.W. [957] Ethiopia K002289250 No
Rodin, R.J. [5538] Pakistan K002288933 No
Schweinfurth, G. [361] Yemen K002288501 Yes
Stainton; Sykes; Williams [422] Nepal K002288948 No
de Wilde, W.J.J.O. [10546] Ethiopia K002289264 No
Jacquemont, V. [230] India K002288959 No
Kingdon-Ward, F. [20079] India K002288971 No
Stewart, R.R. [24407] Pakistan K002288931 No
Garrett, H.B.G. [840] Thailand K000688856 No
Bally; Smith, A.R. [14794] Kenya K002289325 No
Put [4465] Thailand K000620302 No
Cope, T.; Murtland, R. [139] Yemen K002288495 Yes
Bogdan, A. [1493AB] Kenya K002289326 No
s.coll. [357] India K002288993 No
Stewart, I.T. [392] Pakistan K002288934 No
Clarke, C.B. [33679 N] India K002288955 No
Blatter, E. [2673] India K002289006 No
s.coll. [s.n.] India K002288977 No
Wilson, J. [29] Uganda K002289321 No
Bogdan, A. [AB 4788] Kenya K002289327 No
Siddiqi, M.A.; Rahman, A. [26720] Pakistan K002288925 No
Gamble, J.S. [31423 C] Pakistan K002288947 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [8049] Thailand K000620304 No
{Glover, P.E.; Gilliland} [748] Somalia K002289272 No
Drake-Brockman [476] Somalia K002289266 No
Gamble, J.S. [22738] India K002289003 No
Neubauer, J.H.F. [992] Afghanistan K002288509 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [6129] India K002289025 No
Cope, T.A. [572] Oman K002288504 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [10672] India K002288941 No
Jamieson [169] India K002289027 No
Blatter, E. [2525] India K002289005 No
Scott, A. [64] India K002289013 No
Koelz, W.N. [22325] India K002289008 No
Duthie, J.F.; Inayat [s.n.] Pakistan K002288940 No
Rup Chand, T. [3909] India K002288972 No
Meebold, A.E. [7751] India K002288978 No
Collenette, I.S. [4612] Saudi Arabia K002288492 Yes
s.coll. [1685] India K002288988 No

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