Megastachya
Genus of grasses
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Megastachya is a genus of African plants in the grass family.[5][6][7]
- Megastachya madagascariensis (Lam.) Chase – Madagascar
- Megastachya mucronata (Poir.) P.Beauv. – Madagascar, South Africa, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Central African Republic, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, etc.[4][9][10]
- Formerly included[8]
| Megastachya | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Panicoideae |
| Tribe: | Centotheceae |
| Genus: | Megastachya P.Beauv. |
| Type species | |
| Megastachya owariensis[1][2] (syn of M. mucronata)[3] | |
| Synonyms[4] | |
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numerous species once regarded as part of Megastachya but now considered better suited to other genera: Catapodium Desmostachya Distichlis Enteropogon Eragrostis Glyceria Halopyrum Leptochloa Poa
