| Eragrostideae | |
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| Eragrostis cilianensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Tribe: |
Eragrostideae Stapf (1898) |
| Genera | |
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20 genera, see text |
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| Synonyms | |
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20 genera, see text
Eragrostideae is a tribe of grasses in subfamily Chloridoideae. It contains roughly 500 species, which all use the C4 photosynthetic pathway.
The 20 genera are classified in three subtribes: