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Paniceae
Paniceae is a large tribe of the subfamily Panicoideae in the grasses (Poaceae), the only in the monotypic supertribe Panicodae. It includes roughly 1,500 species in 84 genera, primarily found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Paniceae includes species using either of the C4 and C3 photosynthetic pathways, as well as presumably intermediate species. Most of the millets are members of tribe Paniceae. The tribe is subdivided into seven subtribes, but some genera are as yet unplaced (''incertae sedis''). Species in the Paniceae have an ancestral chromosome number ( monoploid number) of ''x'' = 9, while species with ''x'' = 10 formerly included are now recognised as separate tribe, Paspaleae. Subtribes and genera Subdivisions: Gallery Starr_010520-0041_Cenchrus_echinatus.jpg, '' Cenchrus echinatus'' Crabgrass.JPG, ''Digitaria sanguinalis'' Echinochloa crus-galli 2006.08.27 14.59.37-p8270051.jpg, ''Echinochloa crus-galli'' Eriochloa procera plant.jpg, '' Eriochl ...
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Panicoideae
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. Description The ligule has a fringe of hairs. The inflorescence is branched around a common axis. The spikelets are all alike with two bisexual florets that are joined below the glumes (the outer floral envelopes). The lower glume is shorter than the spikelet. Systematics and taxonomy Within the PACMAD clade of grasses, the Panicoideae are sister to a clade made of the four subfamilies Arundinoideae, Chloridoideae, Danthonioideae, and Micrairoideae. A modern phylogenetic classification divides the Panicoideae in twelve tribes corresponding to monophyletic clades; two genera, '' Chandrasekharania'' and ''Jansenella ...
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Paspaleae
Paspaleae is a tribe of the Panicoideae subfamily in the grasses (Poaceae), native mainly to the tropical and subtropical Americas but with a number of species introduced to other regions. It includes roughly 680 species in 39 genera. Species in this tribe use either of the C3 or C4 photosynthetic pathways. The genera of Paspaleae used to be included in the Paniceae but were assigned to a new tribe following molecular phylogenetic analyses in 2012. The Paspaleae have an ancestral number of chromosomes ( monoploid number) of ''x'' = 10, unlike the Paniceae ''sensu stricto'' with ''x'' = 9, and are more closely related to the tribes Andropogoneae and Arundinelleae. The tribe is subdivided into three subtribes, with one genus, '' Reynaudia'', unplaced (''incertae sedis'') and probably basal to the other genera. The genus ''Lecomtella ''Lecomtella'' is a genus of grasses with the sole species ''Lecomtella madagascariensis'', native to Madagascar. It is the only genus in the ...
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Millets
Millets () are a highly varied group of small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. Most species generally referred to as millets belong to the tribe Paniceae, but some millets also belong to various other taxa. Millets are important crops in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa (especially in India, Mali, Nigeria, and Niger), with 97% of millet production in developing countries. This crop is favored due to its productivity and short growing season under dry, high-temperature conditions. Millets are indigenous to many parts of the world. The most widely grown millets are sorghum and pearl millets, which are important crops in India and parts of Africa. Finger millet, proso millet, and foxtail millet are also important crop species. Millets may have been consumed by humans for about 7,000 years and potentially had "a pivotal role in the rise of multi-crop agriculture and settled farming societies." Descri ...
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Sacciolepis
''Sacciolepis'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. Cupscale grass is a common name for plants in this genus. They are widespread in tropical and warmer temperate regions. Many are native to Africa, with others in Asia, Australia, and the Americas.Judziewicz, E. J. (1990)A new South American species of ''Sacciolepis'' (Poaceae: Panicoideae: Paniceae), with a summary of the genus in the New World.''Systematic Botany'' 15(3) 415-20.Simon, B. K. (1972)A revision of the genus ''Sacciolepis'' (Gramineae) in the 'Flora Zambesiaca' area.''Kew Bulletin'' 27(3) 387-406.Wipff, J. KGrass Manual. Flora of North America. These species are annual or perennial and may have rhizomes or stolons. The inflorescence is usually a narrow, dense panicle. They generally grow in moist habitat, such as marshes and streambanks. ''Sacciolepis'' is closely related to genus ''Panicum''. ; Species
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Walwhalleya
''Walwhalleya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. It is native to the states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria in Australia. Known species As accepted by Kew: * ''Walwhalleya jacobsiana'' R.D.B.Whalley & J.J.Bruhl * ''Walwhalleya proluta'' (F.Muell.) Wills & J.J.Bruhl * ''Walwhalleya pungens'' (Wills & J.J.Bruhl) Wills & J.J.Bruhl * ''Walwhalleya subxerophila ''Walwhalleya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae. It is native to the states of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria in Australia. Known species As accepted by Kew: * ''Walwhalleya jacobsiana' ...'' (Domin) Wills & J.J.Bruhl Taxonomy The genus name of ''Walwhalleya'' is in honour of Ralph Derwyn Broughton Whalley (b. 1933), an Australian botanist and specialist in grasses. Whalley, Ralph Derwyn Broughton (Wal). Biographical notes. Council of Heads of Australasian Herbar/ref> It was first described and publis ...
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Trichanthecium
''Panicum'' (panicgrass) is a large genus of about 450 species of grasses native throughout the tropical regions of the world, with a few species extending into the northern temperate zone. They are often large, annual or perennial grasses, growing to tall. The flowers are produced in a well-developed panicle often up to in length with numerous seeds, which are long and broad. The fruits are developed from a two-flowered spikelet. Only the upper floret of each spikelet is fertile; the lower floret is sterile or staminate. Both glumes are present and well developed. Australia has 29 native and 9 introduced species of ''Panicum''. Well-known ''Panicum'' species include ''Panicum miliaceum'' (proso millet) and ''Panicum virgatum'' (switchgrass). Selected species Formerly classified in this genus, according to The Plant List: Gallery File:Starr 020201-9001 Panicum antidotale.jpg, ''Panicum antidotale'' File:Panicum capillare NPS-1.jpg, '' Panicum capillare'' File:Panicum ...
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Foxtail Millet
Foxtail millet, scientific name ''Setaria italica'' (synonym ''Panicum italicum'' L.), is an annual grass grown for human food. It is the second-most widely planted species of millet, and the most grown millet species in Asia. The oldest evidence of foxtail millet cultivation was found along the ancient course of the Yellow River in Cishan, China, carbon dated to be from around 8,000 years before present. Foxtail millet has also been grown in India since antiquity. Other names for the species include dwarf setaria, foxtail bristle-grass, giant setaria, green foxtail, Italian millet, German millet, and Hungarian millet. Description Foxtail millet is an annual grass with slim, vertical, leafy stems which can reach a height of . The seedhead is a dense, hairy panicle long. The small seeds, around in diameter, are encased in a thin, papery hull which is easily removed in threshing. Seed color varies greatly between varieties. File:Food grain foxtail millet.jpg, Seeds of foxt ...
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Kellochloa
''Kellochloa'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Poaceae Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an .... Its native range is Central and Eastern USA. The genus name of ''Kellochloa'' is in honour of Elizabeth Anne Kellog (b.1951) an American botanist. The genus was published by Mabel A. Lizarazu, Marcela Viviana Nicola and M. Amalia Scataglini in Pl. Syst. Evol. vol.301 (issue 9) on page 2256. in 2015. Known species: *'' Kellochloa brachyantha'' *'' Kellochloa verrucosa'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q106990985 Panicoideae Poaceae genera ...
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Oryzidium
''Oryzidium'' is a genus of African plants in the grass family. ;Species The only known species is ''Oryzidium barnardii'', native to Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ....Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. References Panicoideae Grasses of Africa Flora of Southern Africa Poaceae genera {{Panicoideae-stub ...
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Thedachloa
''Thedachloa'' is a genus of flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...s belonging to the family Poaceae. Its native range is Northwestern Australia. Species: *'' Thedachloa annua'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q19820429 Poaceae Poaceae genera ...
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Anthephora
''Anthephora'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to southwest Asia, Africa, the Americas, and various islands. ; Species * '' Anthephora ampullacea'' - Guinea, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola * '' Anthephora argentea'' - Namibia, Botswana, Cape Province * '' Anthephora cristata'' - from Guinea to Angola * '' Anthephora elongata'' - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Malawi, Zambia * '' Anthephora hermaphrodita'' - Mexico, Central America, northern South America, West Indies, Galápagos; naturalized in Florida, Hawaii * '' Anthephora laevis'' - Eritrea, Sudan, Israel, Palestine, Jordan * '' Anthephora nigritana'' - Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Yemen, Saudi Arabia * '' Anthephora pubescens'' - dry Africa from Algeria to Somalia to Cape Province; Iran * '' Anthephora pungens'' - Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia * '' Anthephora schinzii'' - Angola, Botswana, Cape Province, N ...
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Chaetopoa
''Chaetopoa'' is a genus of African plants in the grass family, found only in Tanzania. ; Species * '' Chaetopoa pilosa'' Clayton - Mbeya Region in southwestern Tanzania * ''Chaetopoa taylorii'' C.E.Hubb. - Tanzania See also * List of Poaceae genera The true grasses ( Poaceae) are one of the largest plant families, 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 bamboos, and several i ... References Panicoideae Poaceae genera Endemic flora of Tanzania Grasses of Africa Taxa named by Charles Edward Hubbard {{Panicoideae-stub ...
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