Eragrostideae is a tribe of grasses in subfamily Chloridoideae. It contains roughly 500 species, which all use the C4 photosynthetic pathway.
Eragrostideae | |
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Eragrostis cilianensis | |
Scientific 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] | |
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The 14 genera are classified in three subtribes:[1]
Cotteinae Reeder (1965) | Unioliinae Clayton (1982) | Eragrostidinae J. Presl (1830) |
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