Andropogoneae

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Andropogoneae

Andropogoneae is a tribe of grasses (family Poaceae

Poaceae

Poaceae or Gramineae is a family in the Class Liliopsida of the Magnoliophyta. Plants of this family are usually called grasses; the shrub- or tree-like plants in this family are called bamboo ....
) widespread throughout tropical and temperate regions. They use C4 carbon fixation

C4 carbon fixation

C4 carbon fixation is one of three biochemical mechanisms, along with C3 carbon fixation and CAM photosynthesis, functioning in land plants to "fix" carbon dioxide for sugar production through photosynthesis....
physiology. This tribe is commonly referred to as the sorghum tribe. Genera belonging to this tribe include: Andropogon

Andropogon

Andropogon is a genus of grasses. Andropogon gerardii, big bluestem, is the official state grass of Illinois.Broomsedge is found along the eastern United States....
, Bothriochloa

Bothriochloa

Bothriochloa is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family. There are about 35 species found in tropical to warm temperate areas worldwide. They are often called beardgrass or bluestem....
, Chrysopogon, Coix, Dicanthium and Themeda

Themeda

Themeda is a genus of plants of the family Poaceae....
. Occurrence of this grass is abundant in the tropical savannas of India, Australia, Africa and South America.

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