Eriachneae | |
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Wanderrie grass (Eriachne aristidea) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Clade: | PACMAD clade |
Subfamily: | Micrairoideae |
Tribe: | Eriachneae Eck-Borsboom (1980) |
Genera | |
Eriachneae is a tribe of grasses in subfamily Micrairoideae, with 50 species in two genera.[1] Species in the tribe use the C4 photosynthetic pathway and are distributed mainly in Australasia, reaching into Asia and Micronesia.