Arundinoideae

Arundinoideae
Arundo donax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Clade: PACMAD clade
Subfamily: Arundinoideae
Kunth ex Beilschm. (1833)
Genera

16 genera, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Arundinoideae Tateoka (1957, isonym)
  • Phragmitoideae Parodi (1958, nom. inval.)
  • Phragmitoideae Parodi ex Caro (1982)
  • Arundinaceae Burmeist. (1837, unranked)

The Arundinoideae are a subfamily of the true grass family Poaceae with around 40 species, including giant reed and common reed. Unlike many other members of the PACMAD clade of grasses, the Arundinoideae all use C3 photosynthesis. Their sister group is the subfamily Micrairoideae.[1]

Arundinoideae used to be quite large in older taxonomic systems, with over 700 species, but most of them have been moved to other subfamilies following phylogenetic analyses. Currently, species are placed in 16 genera and two tribes.[1]

Tribes and genera

Arundineae
Molinieae
Subtribe Crinipinae
Subtribe Moliniinae
incertae sedis
Leptagrostis
Piptophyllum
Zenkeria

References

  1. ^ a b c Soreng, Robert J.; Peterson, Paul M.; Romaschenko, Konstantin; Davidse, Gerrit; Teisher, Jordan K.; Clark, Lynn G.; Barberá, Patricia; Gillespie, Lynn J.; Zuloaga, Fernando O. (2017). "A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae) II: An update and a comparison of two 2015 classifications". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 55 (4): 259–290. doi:10.1111/jse.12262. hdl:10261/240149. ISSN 1674-4918. Open access icon



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