Subfamily Bambusoideae
Spikelets 1-many-flowered, usually laterally compressed. Glumes 2-4; lemma 5-10-nerved, awnless or rarely shortly awned; lodicules 3, usually large; stamens 3-6, rarely more; hilum linear. Inflorescence a panicle, fascicle, raceme or spike. Perennials, woody or herbaceous. Leaves with membranous ligule; leaf-blade tessellate or not.
Tribe: 1. Bambuseae
