Eragrostideae
Tribe of grasses
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Eragrostideae is a tribe of grasses in subfamily Chloridoideae. It contains roughly 500 species, which all use the C4 photosynthetic pathway.
| Eragrostideae | |
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| Eragrostis cilianensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: | Eragrostideae Stapf (1898) |
| Genera | |
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14 genera, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The 14 genera are classified in three subtribes:[1]
| Cotteinae Reeder (1965) | Unioliinae Clayton (1982) | Eragrostidinae J. Presl (1830) |
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