Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-633.24.00
Panicoideae
Dutch: grassen.
Culture: grass eaters are herd animals.
Taxonomy: ± 700 genera; ± 20000 species.
Content: Calcium; Chromium; Silicon; oxalates; melatonin; gluten.
Taxonomy
In the Apg3 classification Poaceae is a member of Poales.
In the Plant theory Poaceae is split into 4 Subfamilies and placed in with other families in Poales, Phase 2. So Poaceae is a Superfanily, or a Suborder, depending on one’s point of view.
Subfamilies in the Poaceae
Anomochlooideae: broad-leaved; genera Anomochloa, Streptochaeta.
Pharoideae: genera, including Pharus and Leptaspis
Puelioideae: African genus Puelia
Pooideae: wheat, barley, oats, brome-grass Bromus, reed-grasses Calamagrostis, many lawn and pasture grasses.
Bambusoideae: including bamboo.
Ehrhartoideae,:including rice and wild rice.
Aristidoideae: including Aristida.
Arundinoideae: including giant reed and common reed.
Chloridoideae: including the lovegrasses Eragrostis, dropseeds Sporobolus, finger millet Eleusine coracana, muhly grasses Muhlenbergia.
Panicoideae, including panic grass, maize, sorghum, sugarcane, most millets, fonio, and bluestem grasses
Micrairoideae
Danthonioideae, including pampas grass
Tribes in Poaceae
Ampelodesmeae
Amphipogoneae
Andropogoneae
Anisopogoneae
Anomochloeae
Aristideae
Arundineae
Arundinelleae
Arundinoideae
Aveneae
Bambuseae
Bambusoideae
Brachyelytreae
Brachypodieae
Bromeae
Centothecoideae
Chloridoideae
Cyperochloeae
Danthonieae
Diarrheneae
Ehrharteae
Eriachneae
Guaduelleae
Isachneae
Lygeae
Maydeae
Meliceae
Micrairieae
Nardeae
Neurachneae
Olyreae
Orcuttieae
Oryzeae
Paniceae
Panicoideae
Pappophoreae
Phaenospermatae
Phareae
Phyllorhachideae
Poeae
Pooideae
Puelieae
Seslerieae
Spartochloeae
Steyermarkochloeae
Stipeae
Streptochaeteae
Streptogyneae
Triodieae
Triticeae