The classification and sequence of subfamilies and tribes follow that of Clayton & Renvoize (1986), but only taxa relevant to southern Africa have been given:
Subfamily Bambusoideae:
Tribe Bambuseae:
Subtribe Arundmiinae:
Thamnocalamus
Subtribe Bambusinae:
*Bambusa
Subtribe Melocanninae:
Oxytenanthera
Tribe Olyreae:
Olyra
Tribe Oryzeae:
Leersia
Oryza
Prosphytochloa
Tribe Ehrharteae:
Ehrharta
*Microlaena
Subfamily Pooideae:
Tribe Stipeae:
*Nassella
Stipa
Tribe Poeae:
*Briza
*Catapodium
Colpodium
*Cynosurus
*Dactylis
Festuca
*Lamarckia
*Lolium
Poa
Puccinellia
*Sphenopus
*Vulpia
Tribe Hainardieae:
*Hainardia
*Parapholis
Tribe Meliceae:
Melica
Strebiochaete
Tribe Aveneae:
Subtribe Aveninae:
*Aira
*Arrhenatherum
*Avena
*Corynepharus
*Deschampsia
Helictotrichon
Holcus
Koeleria
*Lophochloa
*Periballia
*Phalaris
Subtribe Phalaridinae:
Anthoxanthum
Subtribe Alopecurinae:
Agrostis
*Ammophila
Calamagrostis
*Gastridium
*Lagurus
Polypogon
Tribe Bromeae:
Bromus
Tribe Triticeae:
Brachypodium
*Elytrigia
Hordeum
Secale
Thinopyrum
Subfamily Centothecoideae:
Tribe Centotheeeae:
Megastachya
Subfamily Arundinoideae:
Tribe Arundineae:
*Arundo
Centropodia
Chaetobromus
*Cortaderia
Dregeochloa
Elytrophorus
Karroochloa
Merxmuellera
Pentameris
Pentaschistis
Phragmites
Prionanthium
Pseudopentameris
Schismus
Styppeiochloa
Tribolium
Tribe Aristideae:
Aristida
Sartidia
Stipagrostis
Subfamily Chloridoideae:
Tribe Pappophoreae:
Enneapogon
Kaokochloa
Schmidtia
Tribe Eragrostideae:
Subtribe Uniolinae:
Entoplocamia
Fingerhuthia
Tetrachne
Subtribe Eleusininae:
Acrachne
Bewsia
Brachychloa
Cladoraphis
Coelachyrum
Dactyloctenium
Diandrochloa
Dinebra
Eleusine
Eragrostis
Leptocarydion
Leptochloa
Lophacme
Odyssea
Oropetium
Pogonarthria
Trichoneura
Tripogon
Triraphis
Subtribe Sporobolinae:
Sporobolus
Tribe Leptureae:
Lepturus
Tribe Cynodonteae:
Subtribe Pommereulllnae:
Lintonia
Subtribe Chloridinae:
Brachyachne
Chloris
Craspedorhachis
Ctenium
Cynodon
Enteropogon
Eustachys
Harpochloa
Microchloa
Polevansia
Rendlia
Schoenefeldia
Spartina
Tetrapogon
Willkommia
Subtribe Zoysiinae:
Catalepis
Monelytrum
Mosdenia
Perotis
Tragus
Subfamily Panicoideae:
Tribe Paniceae:
Subtribe Setarlinae:
Acroceras
Alloteropsis
*Axonopus
Brachiaria
Echinochloa
Entolasia
Eriochloa
Leucophrys
Oplismenus
Oryzidium
Panicum
Paspalidium
Paspalum
Pseudechinolaena
Sacciolepis
Setaria
Stenotaphrum
Urochloa
Subtribe Melinidinae:
Melinis
Tricholaena
Subtribe Digitariinae:
Digitaria
Megaloprotachne
Stereochlaena
Tarigidia
Subtribe Cenchrinae:
Anthephora
Cenchrus
Odontelytrum
Paratheria
Pennisetum
Tribe Arundinelleae:
Arundinella
Danthoniopsis
Loudetia
Trichopteryx
Tristachya
Tribe Andropogoneae:
Subtribe Saccharinae:
Eriochrysis
Eulalia
Imperata
Microstegium
Miscanthus
Subtribe Oermamlinae:
Trachypogon
Subtribe Sorghinae:
Bothriochloa
Chrysopogon
Cleistachne
Dichanthium
Sorghastrum
Sorghum
Vetiveria
Subtribe Ischaeminae:
Ischaemum
Sehima
Thelepogon
Subtribe Andropogoninae:
Andropogon
Arthraxon
Cymbopogon
Diheteropogon
Schizachytium
Subtribe Anthistlriinae:
Elymandra
Heteropogon
Hyparrhenia
Hyperthelia
Monocymbium
Themeda
Subtribe Rottboelliinae:
Coelorachis
Elionurus
Hackelochloa
Hemarthria
Oxyrhachis
Phacelurus
Rhytachne
Rattboellia
Urelytrum
Vossia
Subtribe Coicinae:
*Coix
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