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Arundinoideae

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The Arundinoideae are a subfamily of the true grass family Poaceae with around 40 species, including giant reed and common reed. Unlike many other members of the PACMAD clade of grasses, the Arundinoideae all use C3 photosynthesis. Their sister group is the subfamily Micrairoideae.

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Poaceae
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Cortaderia selloana - 2004.jpg
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taxon name
Arundinoideae
topic's main category
Category:Arundinoideae
taxon rank
subfamily
Commons category
Arundinoideae
taxon common name
ダンチク亜科
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The Arundinoideae are a subfamily of the true grass family Poaceae with around 40 species, including giant reed and common reed. Unlike many other members of the PACMAD clade of grasses, the Arundinoideae all use C3 photosynthesis. Their sister group is the subfamily Micrairoideae.

Arundinoideae used to be quite large in older taxonomic systems, with over 700 species, but most of them have been moved to other subfamilies following phylogenetic analyses. Currently, species are placed in 16 genera and two tribes.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Arundinoideae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.