Abstract:An overview of the recent advances in the studies of systematics and biogeography of the Bambusoideae(Gramineae)was presented in this mini-rewiew.Firstly,the delimitation of the Bambusoideae as a monophyletic group and its systematic position were briefed.The modern concept of the Bambusoidea was defined to include two monophyletic tribus,the woody Bambuseae and the herbaceous Olyreae.