Eragrostideae
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Tribe of grasses
| Eragrostideae | |
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| 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 | |
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14 genera, see text | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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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) |
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References
[edit ]- ^ 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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