Panicoideae
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| Panicoideae | |
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| Axonopus compressus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Subdivisions | |
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Panicoideae is a subfamily of the true grass family. It probably constitutes two well-distinct lineages, the Andropogonodae and the Panicodae, which are further subdivided into tribes and subtribes. Species of utmost agricultural imprortance belonging to this group is maize (Zea).
[edit] Group 1: Panicodae
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Tribe Isachneae |
Tribe Neurachneae |
Tribe Arundinelleae |
Tribe Paniceae
[edit] Group 2: Andropogonodae
Tribe Andropogoneae
Subtribe Andropogoninae
Subtribe Rottboelliinae
Tribe Maydeae
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