Centropodieae
Sign in to saveCentropodieae is a tribe of grasses containing only two genera. It is the earliest-branching lineage in the subfamily Chloridoideae and contains its only genus with C3 species, Ellisochloa, while all other species in the tribe and subfamily use the C4 photosynthetic pathway.
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Centropodieae is a tribe of grasses containing only two genera. It is the earliest-branching lineage in the subfamily Chloridoideae and contains its only genus with C3 species, Ellisochloa, while all other species in the tribe and subfamily use the C4 photosynthetic pathway.
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