Comparative anatomical studies in Danthonia sensu lato (Danthonieae: Poaceae)

Tomlinson, Kay L.

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Monachather

Danthonioideae. --The subfamily Danthonioideae has only been recognised as being separate from the Arundinoideae for a relatively short time (GPWG, 2001). A historical perspective on the subfamily (Linder & Barker 2005) shows how the composition of the subfamily has progressed from its early traditional admixture with the arundinoids to the recognition of a separate subfamily on phylogenetic principles based on molecular (Barker et al. 1995) and anatomical (Verboom et al.1994) data.

Arundinoideae

Arundinoideae. –This subfamily has presented problems to grass taxonomists for many years (Clayton & Renvoize 1986; Conert 1987; Ellis 1987; Hsiao et al. 1998; Kellogg & Campbell 1987; Renvoize 1981, Watson et al. 1985) as it has in the past being regarded primarily as repository for many genera that could not be readily accommodated in any of the other subfamilies (Renvoize 1981; Conert 1987).