Panicoideae

Panicoideae
Miscanthus sinensis in Tonomine Highlands, Japan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Clade: PACMAD clade
Subfamily: Panicoideae
A.Braun (1864)
Tribes

12 tribes, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Andropogonoideae Rouy (1913)
  • Centothecoideae Soderst. (1981)
  • Andropogineae Burmeist. (1837, unranked)
  • Paniceae Burmeist. (1837, unranked)
  • Paniceae Link (1827, unranked)
  • Rottboëllaceae Burmeist. (1837, unranked)

Panicoideae is the second-largest subfamily of the grasses with over 3,500 species, mainly distributed in warm temperate and tropical regions.[1] It comprises some important agricultural crops, including sugarcane, maize (or corn), sorghum, and switchgrass.

C4 photosynthesis evolved independently a number of times in the subfamily, which presumably had a C3 ancestor.[2]

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