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Eragrostideae

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

20 genera, see text

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

20 genera, see text

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

The 20 genera are classified in three subtribes:



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