Megastachya | |
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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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Megastachya is a genus of African plants in the grass family. [5] [6] [7]
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
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