Zoysieae

Zoysieae
Manila grass (Zoysia matrella)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Clade: PACMAD clade
Subfamily: Chloridoideae
Tribe: Zoysieae
Benth. (1881)
Genera
Synonyms
  • Spartineae Steele (1847)
  • Sporoboleae Stapf (1898)

Zoysieae is a tribe of grasses in subfamily Chloridoideae, with around 250 species in four genera. All species use the C4 photosynthetic pathway.[1]

The 4 genera are classified in these subtribes:[2]

Sporobolinae Benth. (1881) Zoysiinae Benth. (1878)
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference SorengPeterson2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SorengPeterson2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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