 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(September 2023) |
| Triodiinae | |
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| Triodia melvillei | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Tribe: | Cynodonteae |
| Subtribe: | Triodiinae |
| Genera [1] | |
Triodiinae is a subtribe of grasses plants in the tribe Cynodonteae. [1]
Triodia is a large genus of tussock grass endemic to Australia. The species of this genus are known by the common name spinifex, although they are not a part of the coastal genus Spinifex. Many soft-leaved Triodia species were formerly included in the genus Plectrachne. Triodia is known as tjanpi (grass) in central Australia, and have several traditional uses amongst the Aboriginal Australian peoples of the region.