Megalachne is a genus of Chilean plants in the grass family, found only on the Juan Fernández Islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of the Republic of Chile.[2][3][4][5] A genetic analysis found it to be most closely related to the extinct Podophorus, also endemic to the Juan Fernández archipelago. This clade was in turn found to be nested within a paraphyletic Festuca, most closely related to F. pampeana of South America.[6]
- Species[7]
- Megalachne berteroniana Steud.
- Megalachne masafuerana (Pilg.) Matthei
- formerly included[1]
| Megalachne | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Supertribe: | Poodae |
| Tribe: | Poeae |
| Subtribe: | Loliinae |
| Genus: | Megalachne Steud. |
| Type species | |
| Megalachne berteroniana | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
see Eriachne
- Megalachne zeylanica - syn of Eriachne triseta
References
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