Bambuseae

The Bambuseae are the most diverse tribe of bamboos in the grass family (Poaceae). They consist of woody species from tropical regions, including some giant bamboos. Their sister group are the small herbaceous bamboos from the tropics in tribe Olyreae, while the temperate woody bamboos (Arundinarieae) are more distantly related. The Bambuseae fall into two clades, corresponding to species from the Neotropics (subtribes Arthrostylidiinae, Chusqueinae, and Guaduinae) and from the Paleotropics (subtribes Bambusinae, Hickeliinae, Melocanninae, and Racemobambosinae).[2]

Bambuseae
Bambusa textilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Poales
Family:Poaceae
Subfamily:Bambusoideae
Tribe:Bambuseae
Kunth ex Dumort. (1829)
Genera

68, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Arthrostylidieae E. Camus (1913)
  • Baccifereae E. Camus (1913, nom. inval.)
  • Chusqueae E. Camus (1913)
  • Hickelieae A. Camus (1935, nom. inval.)
  • Oxytenanthereae Tzvelev (1987)

Subtribes and genera

The 73 genera are placed in eleven subtribes:[1]

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