Eriachneae

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Eriachneae
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Wanderrie grass ( Eriachne aristidea )
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Clade: PACMAD clade
Subfamily: Micrairoideae
Tribe: Eriachneae
Eck-Borsboom (1980)
Genera

Eriachneae is a tribe of grasses in subfamily Micrairoideae, with 50 species in two genera. [1] Species in the tribe use the C4 photosynthetic pathway and are distributed mainly in Australasia, reaching into Asia and Micronesia.

Genera

References

  1. Soreng, Robert J.; Peterson, Paul M.; Romschenko, Konstantin; Davidse, Gerrit; Zuloaga, Fernando O.; Judziewicz, Emmet J.; Filgueiras, Tarciso S.; Davis, Jerrold I.; Morrone, Osvaldo (2015). "A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae)". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 53 (2): 117–137. doi:10.1111/jse.12150. hdl: 11336/25248 . ISSN   1674-4918. S2CID   84052108. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg