Arthraxon
# Arthraxon

Arthraxon, commonly known as carpetgrass, is a genus of Asian, African and Australian plants in the grass family, Poaceae, containing the following species:

* Arthraxon antsirabensis – Madagascar
* Arthraxon castratus – Hainan, Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Java
* Arthraxon cuspidatus – Ethiopia, Oman
* Arthraxon depressus – India
* Arthraxon echinatus – India, Nepal, Yunnan
* Arthraxon epectinatus – China, Himalayas
* Arthraxon hispidus – Asia, Africa, Australia, Indian Ocean islands
* Arthraxon inermis – India
* Arthraxon jubatus – Kerala
* Arthraxon junnarensis – Yunnan, India, Oman
* Arthraxon lanceolatus – eastern Africa, southern Asia
* Arthraxon lancifolius – Africa, southern Asia
* Arthraxon meeboldii – India
* Arthraxon microphyllus – Himalayas, Yunnan, Thailand
* Arthraxon multinervis – Guizhou
* Arthraxon nudus – southern Asia
* Arthraxon prionodes – eastern Africa, southern Asia
* Arthraxon raizadae – India
* Arthraxon santapaui – India, Himalayas
* Arthraxon submuticus – Himalayas, Yunnan
* Arthraxon typicus – Yunnan, Guangdong, Himalayas, Indochina, Java
* Arthraxon villosus – India

Several species now in the genera Dimeria and Microstegium were formerly included in Arthraxon:

* Arthraxon batangensis – Microstegium batangense
* Arthraxon hohenackeri – Dimeria hohenackeri
* Arthraxon lanceolatus and Arthraxon nodosus – Microstegium vimineum
