Arundinoideae

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.^[2]

Arundinoideae Temporal range: Campanian–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N [1]
Arundo donax
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Clade:	PACMAD clade
Subfamily:	Arundinoideae Kunth ex Beilschm. (1833)
Genera
16 genera, see text
Synonyms[2]
Arundinoideae Tateoka (1957, isonym) Phragmitoideae Parodi (1958, nom. inval.) Phragmitoideae Parodi ex Caro (1982) Arundinaceae Burmeist. (1837, unranked)

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.^[2]

Tribes and genera

Arundineae

• Amphipogon (syn. Diplopogon)
• Arundo
• Dregeochloa
• Monachather

Molinieae

Subtribe Crinipinae

• Crinipes
• Elytrophorus
• Pratochloa
• Styppeiochloa

Subtribe Moliniinae

• Hakonechloa
• Molinia
• Moliniopsis
• Phragmites

incertae sedis

Leptagrostis

Piptophyllum

Zenkeria