Panicoideae

Panicoideae
Miscanthus sinensis in Tonomine Highlands, Japan
Scientific 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
  • 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. 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.

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