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Puelioideae

The Puelioideae is a subfamily of the true grass family Poaceae with two genera, Guaduella and Puelia, each in its own tribe. Its members grow in the understory of rainforests.

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Puelioideae
Bulletin (1888-1949)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Puelioideae
L.G.Clark, M.Kobay., S.Mathews, Spangler & E.A.Kellogg (2000)
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The Puelioideae is a subfamily of the true grass family Poaceae with two genera, Guaduella and Puelia, each in its own tribe.1 Its members grow in the understory of rainforests.

This subfamily is one of the earliest-diverging grass lineages, sister to the big BOP and PACMAD clades:2

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  1. Soreng, Robert J.; Peterson, Paul M.; Romaschenko, Konstantin; Davidse, Gerrit; Zuloaga, Fernando O.; Judziewicz, Emmet J.; Filgueiras, Tarciso S.; Davis, Jerrold I.; Morrone, Osvaldo (2015). "A worldwide phylogenetic classification of the Poaceae (Gramineae)". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 53 (2): 117–137. Bibcode:2015JSyEv..53..117S. doi:10.1111/jse.12150. hdl:11336/25248. ISSN 1674-4918. S2CID 84052108. Open access icon
  2. Grass Phylogeny Working Group II (2012). "New grass phylogeny resolves deep evolutionary relationships and discovers C4 origins". New Phytologist. 193 (2): 304–312. Bibcode:2012NewPh.193..304.. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03972.x. hdl:2262/73271. PMID 22115274. Open access icon