Zeugiteae is a

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of the

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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 swit ...

in the grasses (

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 ...

), native to

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and

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. There are 18 species in four genera. The tribe belongs to a basal lineage within the subfamily. Species in this tribe use the C₃ photosynthetic pathway.

Genera

*'' Chevalierella'' *'' Lophatherum'' *'' Orthoclada'' *''

Zeugites ''Zeugites'' is a genus of North American plants in the grass family. Its species are native to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and/or South America. Species Species of ''Zeugites'' include: * '' Zeugites americanus'' Willd. - from Me ...

'' (syn. ''

Calderonella ''Calderonella'' is a genus of Colombian and Panamanian plants in the Poaceae, grass family. The only known species is ''Calderonella sylvatica''. See also * List of Poaceae genera References External links Grassbase - The World Online Gras ...

'', ''

Pohlidium ''Pohlidium'' is a genus of Panamanian plants in the grass family. The only known species is ''Pohlidium petiolatum'', native to Coclé Province Coclé () is a province of central Panama on the nation's southern coast. The administrative capit ...

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References

External links

* * Panicoideae Poaceae tribes {{Panicoideae-stub