Isachneae

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Isachneae
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Isachne globosa spikelets
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Clade: PACMAD clade
Subfamily: Micrairoideae
Tribe: Isachneae
Benth. (1881)
Genera

Six genera, see text

Synonyms [1]
  • subtribe Isachninae Stapf (1898)
  • tribe Hubbardieae C.E.Hubb. (1960)

Isachneae is a tribe of tropical and subtropical grasses in subfamily Micrairoideae, with around 120 species in six genera. [1]

Genera

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References

  1. 1 2 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 . ISSN   1674-4918. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg