RLEM 610 subfamilies

Family Poaceae

	Pooideae	Chloridoideae	Panicoideae	Arundinoideae	Bambusoideae
base chromosome number	x=7 exception Meliceae (x= 8, 9, or 10) and Stipeae (x=11)	x=9 or x=10 exception Erioneuron (x=8)	x=9 or x=10	x=6 exception Aristideae(x=11)	x=6 exception Bambuseae (x=10 and 11) and Zizania(x=15)
photosynthetic pathways	C3	C4(C3)	C4(C3)	C3(C4)	C3
embryo formula	F+FF	P+PF	P-PP	P-PF in Arundineae and Danthonieae, P+PP in Centotheceae	F+PP or F+FP
bicellular hairs	absent	present	present	present or absent	present