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Zoysieae

Zoysieae
Zoysia matrella.jpg
Manila grass (Zoysia matrella)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Zoysieae
Benth. (1881)
Genera
Synonyms
  • Spartineae Steele (1847)
  • Sporoboleae Stapf (1898)

Zoysieae is a tribe of grasses in subfamily Chloridoideae, with around 250 species in four genera. All species use the C4 photosynthetic pathway.

The 20 genera are classified in three subtribes:



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