Paniceae, andropogoneae, paspaleae, and allies
Panicoideae
Panicoideae is the second-largest subfamily of the grasses with over 3,500 species, mainly distributed in warm temperate and tropical regions. It comprises some important agricultural crops, including sugarcane, maize (or corn), millet, sorghum, and switchgrass.
C4 photosynthesis evolved independently a number of times in the subfamily, which presumably had a C3 ancestor.
16 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
bristle, rosette, and barnyard grasses, and allies
tribePaniceae
bluestems, lemon grasses, silvergrasses, and allies
tribeAndropogoneae
Paspalums and allies
tribePaspaleae
Chasmanthieae
tribeChasmanthieae
Tristachyideae
tribeTristachyideae
Thysanolaeneae
tribeThysanolaeneae
Zeugiteae
tribeZeugiteae
Gynerieae
tribeGynerieae
Arundinelleae
tribeArundinelleae
Centotheceae
tribeCentotheceae
Jansenelleae
tribeJansenelleae
Cyperochloeae
tribeCyperochloeae
Dichaetaria
genusDichaetaria
Alloeochaete
genusAlloeochaete
Steyermarkochloeae
tribeSteyermarkochloeae
Schmidiella
genusSchmidiella
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 326013.