Details for: PI 404741, Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P. Beauv., TROPICAL CARPET GRASS


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P. Beauv.
Top Name:
TROPICAL CARPET GRASS
Origin:
Collected – Uruguay
Received by NPGS:
Apr 1975
PI Assigned:
1975
Form Received:
Seed
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Seed200 countPI 404741 01 SD
 
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P. Beauv.
Top Name:
TROPICAL CARPET GRASS
Origin:
Collected – Uruguay
Received by NPGS:
Apr 1975
PI Assigned:
1975
Form Received:
Seed
Source History
Collected
January 1975.
Uruguay
Locality: East slope of Cerro Montevideo
Comment: Collected January-February, 1975.
Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
TROPICAL CARPET GRASS
Type: Unverified name

413
Type: Collector identifier

L&B 0175
Type: Exploration identifier
Group: PEO-EXPLORATIONS
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Narrative
Low growing plant with inflorescences approximately 15cm high. Thick cover on ground. Growing in grazed area.
Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P. Beauv.
Genus:
Axonopus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Panicoideae
Tribe:
Paspaleae
Subtribe:
Paspalinae
Nomen number:

6174
Place of publication:

Ess. Agrostogr. 12, 154. 1812
Comment:
combination made in index
Verified:
05/06/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Milium compressum Sw.

Autonym(s)
Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P. Beauv. var. compressus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P. Beauv. var. australis G. A. Black
Axonopus compressus (Sw.) P. Beauv. var. jesuiticus A. A. Araújo

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishblanket grass  1Veldkamp, J. F. 1997. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Englishbroadleaf carpet grass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishcarpet grass  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
EnglishDorrington grass  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
Englishlawn grass  1Veldkamp, J. F. 1997. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
EnglishLouisiana grass  1Veldkamp, J. F. 1997. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Englishtropical carpet grass  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Chineseditan cao地毯草 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
GermanTeppichgras  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianassonopo compresso  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmajitsurume-hishiba  2Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
Portuguesepasto-chato  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishalfombra  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishcañamazo dulce  2Catasús Guerra, L. J. 2002. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) de Cuba, II. Cavanillesia Altera 3:1-163.
Spanishgrama trenza  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishzacate amargo  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
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Phenotype Data

CategoryDescriptorDescriptionValueSample SizeStudyInventoryAvailability
GROWTHFoliage HeightFoliage height in decimeters1 S9.GRASSESPI 404741 01 SD
GROWTHPlant HeightTotal plant height in decimeters1 S9.GRASSESPI 404741 01 SD
GROWTHPlant WidthPlant spread in decimeters3 S9.GRASSESPI 404741 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYFoliage DistributionDistribution of leaves on plant1 - Basal S9.GRASSESPI 404741 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf LengthLeaf length measured in centimeters12 S9.GRASSESPI 404741 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYLeaf WidthLeaf width measured in millimeters10 S9.GRASSESPI 404741 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYStem SizeStem size by code1 - Small S9.GRASSESPI 404741 01 SD
MORPHOLOGYTillersAbundance of tillers produced1 - Abundant S9.GRASSESPI 404741 01 SD
PHENOLOGYMaturityDays from March 15 planting to first flower120 S9.GRASSESPI 404741 01 SD
PRODUCTIONFoliage AmountAbundance of foliage produced5 - Medium S9.GRASSESPI 404741 01 SD
PRODUCTIONSeed ProductionRelative seed production9 - Sparse S9.GRASSESPI 404741 01 SD
STRESSWinter SurvivalResistance to winter damage9 - Complete winter kill S9.GRASSESPI 404741 01 SD