Axonopus singularis
Species of grass
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Axonopus singularis is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to Brazil (the states of Maranhão and Goiás).[1] When placed in the monotypic genus Centrochloa as Centrochloa singularis, it was the only species.[2]
| Axonopus singularis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Genus: | Axonopus |
| Species: | A. singularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Axonopus singularis | |
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Taxonomy
The species was first described by Jason Richard Swallen in 1935 as Centrochloa singularis.[3] It was the only species in the monotypic genus Centrochloa.[2][4] It was transferred to the genus Axonopus in 2012, a placement accepted by Plants of the World Online as of November 2024[update].[1]
