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Cynodonteae
Cynodonteae is a large Tribe (biology), tribe of Poaceae, grasses in the subfamily Chloridoideae, with over 800 species. Like most of the subfamily, species in the tribe are adapted to warm, arid climates and use the C4 photosynthesis, C4 photosynthetic pathway. Some species, such as Bermuda grass (''Cynodon dactylon'') or goosegrass (''Eleusine indica''), are widespread weeds, introduced in many countries. Most of the 94 genera are classified in one of 21 subtribes, but some are still unplaced (''incertae sedis'') within the tribe. References

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Chloridoideae
Chloridoideae is one of the largest subfamily, subfamilies of Poaceae, grasses, with roughly 150 genera and 1,600 species, mainly found in arid tropical or subtropical grasslands. Within the PACMAD clade, their sister group is the Danthonioideae. The subfamily includes widespread weeds such as Bermuda grass (''Cynodon dactylon''), goosegrass (''Eleusine indica'') or finger grass (''Chloris (plant), Chloris''), but also millet species grown in some tropical regions, namely finger millet (''Eleusine coracana'') and teff (''Eragrostis tef''). With the exception of some species in ''Ellisochloa'' and ''Eleusine indica'', most of the subfamily's species use the C4 carbon fixation, C4 photosynthetic pathway. The first evolutionary transition from C3 photosynthesis, C3 to C4 photosynthesis in the grasses probably occurred in this subfamily, around 32 to 25 million years ago in the Oligocene. Phylogeny Relationships of tribes in the Chloridoideae according to a 2017 phylogenetic classifi ...
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Dactyloctenium
''Dactyloctenium'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the Poaceae, grass family. There are about 13 species in the genus in the world, in which 3 are known to occur in India. A common name for the plants is crowfoot grasses. ;Species *''Dactyloctenium aristatum'' - East Africa, Arabian Peninsula; Indian Subcontinent *''Dactyloctenium aegyptium'' – Egyptian grass - much of Africa; Asia from Turkey to Taiwan to Indonesia; various islands of Pacific + Indian Oceans; naturalized in Australia, the Americas, southern Europe; more Pacific Islands *''Dactyloctenium australe'' – Durban grass - eastern + southern Africa; Madagascar *''Dactyloctenium buchananensis'' - Queensland *''Dactyloctenium capitatum'' - Madagascar *''Dactyloctenium ctenoides'' - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Aldabra, Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles, Chagos Islands, etc. *''Dactyloctenium germinatum'' – Sudan crowfoot grass - eastern + southern Africa; Madagascar; naturalized in M ...
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Eleusine Indica
''Eleusine indica'', the Indian goosegrass, yard-grass, goosegrass, wiregrass, or crowfootgrass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is a small annual grass distributed throughout the warmer areas of the world to about 50 degrees latitude. It is an invasive species in some areas. ''Eleusine indica'' is closely related to ''Eleusine coracana'' (finger millet or African finger millet), and the diploid ''E. indica'' is likely an ancestor of the allotetraploid ''E. coracana''. Seeds of ''E. indica'' are edible and are sometimes used as a famine food, but yields are low. It is an important weed of cultivated crops, lawns, and golf courses. It thrives in disturbed areas with compacted soils in full sun. Both tillage and herbicides are used in its control. This low-growing grass is capable of setting seed even when closely mown. Some populations have evolved resistance to certain herbicides, including glyphosate Glyphosate (IUPAC name: ''N''-(phosphonomethyl)gly ...
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Vietnamochloa
''Vietnamochloa'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is ''Vietnamochloa aurea'', found only in Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende .... References Chloridoideae Endemic flora of Vietnam Grasses of Asia Monotypic Poaceae genera {{Chloridoideae-stub ...
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Austrochloris
''Austrochloris'' is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family. The only known species is ''Austrochloris dichanthioides'', found only in the State of Queensland.Lazarides, Michael 1972. A revision of Australian Chlorideae (Gramineae). Australian Journal of Botany, Supplementary Series 5: 1–51 See also * List of Poaceae genera Poaceae, also known as the true grasses, is the fourth largest plant family in the world with around 12,000 species and roughly 800 genera. They contain, among others, the cereal crop species and other plants of economic importance, such as the b ... References Chloridoideae Endemic flora of Australia Flora of Queensland Poales of Australia Monotypic Poaceae genera {{Chloridoideae-stub ...
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Astrebla
''Astrebla'' is a small genus of xerophytic (adapted to survive in an environment with little liquid water) grasses found only in Australia. They are the dominant grass across much of the continent. They are commonly known as Mitchell grass after Scottish explorer Thomas Mitchell (1792-1855), who first collected a specimen near Bourke in New South Wales. Mitchell grasses grow on clay soils, mainly between an upper limit of and a lower limit of average annual rainfall, and at even lower rainfall in depressions where the water concentrates following rains, for example in Sturt's Stony Desert. Mitchell grasses are deep-rooted and become dormant during drought, allowing them to survive extended periods without rainfall. They are commonly found clumped together and reaching one metre high, providing habitat for organisms such as mammals. ; Species See also * List of Poaceae genera Poaceae, also known as the true grasses, is the fourth largest plant family in the world with ...
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Apochiton
''Coelachyrum burttii'' is a species of grass. it is a loosely tufted annual native to the Kondoa District of north-central Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ....Clayton, W.D., Phillips, S.M., Renvoize, S.A. (1974). Gramineae. Flora of Tropical East Africa 2: 177-449 Its leaf blades are up to 30 cm. long and 4 mm. wide, glabrous or sparsely hairy on the upper side. Culms are 20 to 90 cm high, erect or sharply bent and rooting at lower nodes. It grows in grey sandy seasonally-wet soils in deciduous bushland and farm fallows between 1100 and 1600 meters elevation. References Chloridoideae Grasses of Africa Endemic flora of Tanzania Kondoa District Plants described in 1936 {{Chloridoideae-stub ...
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Afrotrichloris
''Afrotrichloris'' is a genus of East African plants in the grass family.Chiovenda, Emilio. 1915. Annali di Botanica 13(3): 371-373
descriptions in Latin, commentary in Italian
The type species is named for Ferdinando Martini (1841-1928), who resided as Minister of Colonies and later Governor of in the Royal Italian government. . ; SpeciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Familie ...
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Neobouteloua
''Neobouteloua'' is a genus of Argentine and Chilean plants in the grass family. ; SpeciesZuloaga, F. O., E. G. Nicora, Z. E. Rúgolo de Agrasar, O. Morrone, J. F. Pensiero & A. M. Cialdella. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47: 1–178 * '' Neobouteloua lophostachya'' (Griseb.) Gould - Chile, Argentina ( Catamarca, Córdoba, Salta, Tucumán, La Rioja, San Luis, Mendoza, Santiago del Estero) * '' Neobouteloua pauciracemosa'' M.G.López & Biurrun - Argentina (La Rioja La Rioja () is an autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community and provinces of Spain, province in Spain, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital is Logroño. Other List of municipalities in La Rioja, cities and towns in the ..., San Luis) References Chloridoideae Poaceae genera Grasses of South America Grasses of Argentina {{Chloridoideae-stub ...
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Brachychloa
''Brachychloa'' is a genus of African plants in the grass family, native to Mozambique and South Africa. ; Species * '' Brachychloa fragilis'' S.M.Phillips - Mozambique, Limpopo, Kwazulu-Natal * '' Brachychloa schiemanniana'' (Schweick.) S.M.Phillips - Mozambique, Kwazulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN) is a Provinces of South Africa, province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the government merged the Zulu people, Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu language, Zulu) and ... References Chloridoideae Poaceae genera Flora of Southern Africa {{Chloridoideae-stub ...
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Acrachne
''Acrachne'' is a genus of Asian, African, and Australian plants in the grass family. Species in the genus are commonly known as goosegrass. ; Species * ''Acrachne henrardiana'' (Bor.) S.M. Phillips – Tamil Nadu * ''Acrachne perrieri'' (A.Camus) S.M. Phillips – Madagascar * ''Acrachne racemosa'' (B.Heyne ex Roem. & Schult) Ohwi – tropical and southern Africa, tropical Asia, northern Australia ; formerly included * See ''Eragrostis'' * ''Acrachne vatovae – Eragrostis vatovae'' See also * List of Poaceae genera Poaceae, also known as the true grasses, is the fourth largest plant family in the world with around 12,000 species and roughly 800 genera. They contain, among others, the cereal crop species and other plants of economic importance, such as the b ... References Chloridoideae Poaceae genera {{Chloridoideae-stub ...
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