Table 3.
A summary of C-values and mean genome sizes in the 35 endemic or indigenous genera of New Zealand grasses arranged in clades following the most recent grass phylogeny (GPWG, 2000) and then by subfamily and tribe following Edgar and Connor (2000)
| Clade, subfamily, tribe and genus |
Mean 2C DNA amount (pg) |
Mean genome size (pg) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| PACC—Arundinoideae | ||||
| Danthonieae | ||||
| Chionochloa | 5·40 | 0·90 | ||
| Pyrrhanthera | 21·51 | 0·83 | ||
| Rytidosperma | 5·00 | 1·73 | ||
| Cortaderiinae | ||||
| Cortaderia | 8·35 | 0·83 | ||
| PACC—Chloridoideae | ||||
| Chloroideae | ||||
| Zoysia | 0·89 | 0·25 | ||
| PACC—Panicoideae | ||||
| Paniceae | ||||
| Cenchrus | 11·12 | 1·86 | ||
| Oplismenus | 5·24 | 0·87 | ||
| Paspalum | 3·13 | 0·52 | ||
| Spinifex | 5·41 | 2·71 | ||
| Isnachneae | ||||
| Isachne | 3·64 | 0·61 | ||
| Andropogoneae | ||||
| Imperata | 1·45 | 0·73 | ||
| BOP—Ehrhartoideae | ||||
| Ehrharteae | ||||
| Microlaena | 2·71 | 0·68 | ||
| Zotovia | 2·84 | 0·71 | ||
| BOP—Pooideae | ||||
| Stipeae | ||||
| Achnatherum | 1·77 | 0·30 | ||
| Anemanthele | 1·89 | 0·47 | ||
| Austrostipa | 3·15 | 0·79 | ||
| Poeae | ||||
| Austrofestuca | 7·42 | 1·86 | ||
| Festuca | 18·23 | 2·67 | ||
| Poa | 7·84 | 1·39 | ||
| Puccinellia | 6·58 | 1·69 | ||
| Agrostideae | ||||
| Agrostis | 12·16 | 1·80 | ||
| Deyeuxia | 13·95 | 2·09 | ||
| Dichelachne | 16·82 | 1·68 | ||
| Echinopogon | 10·85 | 1·81 | ||
| Lachnagrostis | 20·44 | 1·86 | ||
| Simplicia | 10·66 | 2·67 | ||
| Amphibromus | 7·97 | 1·33 | ||
| Deschampsia | 10·52 | 5·26 | ||
| Koeleria | 10·85 | 2·72 | ||
| Trisetum | 12·97 | 2·98 | ||
| Hierochloe | 23·41 | 2·67 | ||
| Bromeae | ||||
| Bromus | 16·45 | 4·11 | ||
| Hordeae | ||||
| Australopyrum | 11·43 | 5·72 | ||
| Elymus | 27·02 | 4·58 | ||
| Stenostachys | 18·72 | 4·68 | ||