Axonopus anceps (Mez) Hitchc.

First published in Misc. Publ. U.S.D.A. 243: 190 (1936)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Trinidad-Tobago to S. Tropical America. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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. (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.

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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?
Jan 1, 1979 Davidse, G.; Huber, O. [14908] Venezuela K001468569 Yes
Dec 16, 1953 Spruce, R. [1259] Brazil K000643242 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 16, 1953 Gardner [4040] Brazil K000643241 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ollerton, J.; Gopaul, D.; Cranmer, L.; Henderson, B.; Kellie, S. [183] Guyana K003566698 Yes
Wurdack, K.J.; Perry, C. [5159] Guyana K003566697 Yes
Cowan, R.S.; Forster, R. [1297] Trinidad and Tobago K003566474 Yes
Soderstrom, T.R. [1115] Trinidad and Tobago K003566473 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Guyana K003566701 Yes
Philcox, D.; Ramcharan, E. [8159] Trinidad and Tobago K003566475 Yes
Jansen-Jacobs, M.J.; Welle, B.J.H.; Gopaul, D.; James, V. [2548] Guyana K003566700 No
Pires, J.M. [14571(40)] Brazil K001102700 Yes
Ule, E. [8022] Brazil K000643240 Type Yes
Richardson, W.D. [946] Trinidad and Tobago K003566472 Yes
Henkel, T.W.; Chin, M. [5647] Guyana K003566699 Yes
Wurdack, K.J.; Perry, C. [5159] Guyana K003566696 Yes
Venezuela K001468564 Yes
Venezuela K001468565 Yes
Venezuela K001468566 Yes
Venezuela K001468567 Yes
Venezuela K001468568 Yes
Davidse, G.; Huber, O. [14908], Venezuela K001468569 Yes
Venezuela K001468570 Yes
Venezuela K001468571 Yes
Venezuela K001468572 Yes
Venezuela K001468573 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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    • 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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  • 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
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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0