Eragrostideae

Eragrostideae
Eragrostis cilianensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Eragrostideae
Stapf (1898)
Genera

14 genera, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • supertribe Eragrostodae L. Liu (1980)
  • Unioleae Roshev. ex C.S. Campb. (1985)

Eragrostideae is a tribe of grasses in subfamily Chloridoideae. It contains roughly 500 species, which all use the C4 photosynthetic pathway.

The 14 genera are classified in three subtribes:[1]

Cotteinae Reeder (1965) Unioliinae Clayton (1982) Eragrostidinae J. Presl (1830)

References

  1. ^ a b 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.


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