Megalachne Explained

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.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} 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.^[5]

Species^[6]

• Megalachne berteroniana Steud.
• Megalachne masafuerana (Pilg.) Matthei

formerly includedsee Eriachne

• Megalachne zeylanica - syn of Eriachne triseta

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/186023#page/409/mode/1up Skottsberg, Carl Johan Fredrik & Pilger, Robert Knud Friedrich. 1920. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 16: 385-386
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31581671#page/179/mode/1up Matthei, Oscar R. 1974. Boletín de la Sociedad de Biología de Concepción 48: 171, f. 1a, c–e
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/345628#page/240/mode/1up Steudel, Ernst Gottlieb von. 1854. Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum 1: 237
4. http://www.kew.org/data/grasses-db/www/gen00370.htm Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
5. Moreno-Aguilar. María Fernanda. Arnelas. Itziar. Sánchez-Rodríguez. Aminael. Viruel. Juan. Catalán. Pilar. 2020-06-26. Museomics Unveil the Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Neglected Juan Fernandez Archipelago Megalachne and Podophorus Endemic Grasses and Their Connection With Relict Pampean-Ventanian Fescues. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11. 819. 10.3389/fpls.2020.00819. 1664-462X. 7333454. 32754167. free.
6. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Megalachne The Plant List search for Megalachne