Eriachneae

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Micrairoideae
Tribus: Eriachneae
Genera: Eriachne – Pheidochloa
Name

Eriachneae (Ohwi) Eck-Boorsb., Blumea 26(2): 128. (1980)

Typus: Eriachne R.Br. Prodr. 183. (1810)

Note: Pheidochloa may be nested in Eriachne, but the formal transfers have not been made (Soreng et al. (2017).
Synonyms

Basionym
Eriachninae Ohwi, Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 11(3): 183. (1942)

References

van Eck-Borsboom, M.H.J. 1980. A revision of Eriachne R.Br. (Gramineae) in Asia and Malesia. Blumea: Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants 26(1): 127–138. Open access
Soreng, R.J., Davidse, G., Peterson, P.M., Zuloaga, F.O., Judziewicz, E.J., Filgueiras, T.S., Morrone, O. & Komaschenko, K. [2000 onwards.] World-wide Phylogenetic Classification of Poaceae (Gramineae). Catalogue of New World Grasses, Tropicos Project 10. Website. Reference page.
Soreng, R.J., Peterson, P.M., Romaschenko, K., Davidse, G., Teisher, J.K., Clark, L.G., Barberá, P., Gillespie, L.J. & Zuloaga, F.O. 2017. A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae) II: An update and a comparison of two 2015 classifications. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 55(4): 259–290. DOI: 10.1111/jse.12262 Open access ResearchGate Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2013. Eriachneae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Oct. 2013.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Eriachneae. Published online. Accessed: 3 Oct. 2013.

Eriachneae is a tribe of grasses in subfamily Micrairoideae, with 50 species in two genera.[1] Species in the tribe use the C4 photosynthetic pathway and are distributed mainly in Australasia, reaching into Asia and Micronesia.
Genera

Eriachne
Pheidochloa

References

Soreng, Robert J.; Peterson, Paul M.; Romschenko, Konstantin; Davidse, Gerrit; Zuloaga, Fernando O.; Judziewicz, Emmet J.; Filgueiras, Tarciso S.; Davis, Jerrold I.; Morrone, Osvaldo (2015). "A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae)". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 53 (2): 117–137. doi:10.1111/jse.12150. ISSN 1674-4918. S2CID 84052108. open access