Zeugiteae | |
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Zeugites americanus (as Z. pringlei) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Clade: | PACMAD clade |
Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
Tribe: | Zeugiteae Sánchez-Ken & L.G. Clark (2010) |
Genera | |
Four genera, see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Zeugitinae Caro (1982) |
Zeugiteae is a tribe of the subfamily Panicoideae in the grasses (Poaceae), native to Africa, Asia, Australasia, South and Central America. There are 18 species in four genera. The tribe belongs to a basal lineage within the subfamily.[1] Species in this tribe use the C3 photosynthetic pathway.[2]