Bambusoideae
E741360
Bambusoideae is a subfamily of grasses best known for comprising the diverse group of woody and herbaceous bamboos found across tropical to temperate regions worldwide.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monocot subfamily
ⓘ
plant subfamily ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Monocots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | bamboo subfamily ⓘ |
| containsTribe |
Arundinarieae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bambuseae NERFINISHED ⓘ Olyreae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ worldwide ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
important component of many forest ecosystems
ⓘ
provides habitat for many animals ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
hollow or solid segmented culms in many species
ⓘ
often long vegetative phase before flowering ⓘ rhizomatous growth in many species ⓘ synchronous gregarious flowering in some species ⓘ |
| hasLatinEnding | -oideae ⓘ |
| includes |
bamboos
ⓘ
herbaceous bamboos ⓘ woody bamboos ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| nomenclaturalCode | International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rapid growth of many species
ⓘ
woody culms in many species ⓘ |
| order | Poales ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Poaceae
ⓘ
grasses ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Panicoideae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poöideae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | Carl Sigismund Kunth (as commonly attributed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subfamily ⓘ |
| typeOf | bamboo group ⓘ |
| usedFor |
construction materials (in many species)
ⓘ
food such as bamboo shoots (in some species) ⓘ pulp and paper (in many species) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.