Megalachne

Megalachne
Scientific classification Edit this 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.
Species:
M. berteroniana
Binomial name
Megalachne berteroniana
Synonyms
  • Pantathera Phil.
  • Bromus fernandezianus (Phil.) Skottsb.
  • Bromus megalachne Pilg.
  • Pantathera avenacea Hemsl.
  • Pantathera fernandeziana Phil.

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. It contains a single species, Megalachne berteroniana.

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.

Several species formerly included in genus Megalachne are now considered synonyms of species placed in other genera:

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ "Megalachne berteroniana Steud". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  3. ↑ Skottsberg, Carl Johan Fredrik & Pilger, Robert Knud Friedrich. 1920. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 16: 385-386 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German
  4. ↑ Matthei, Oscar R. 1974. Boletín de la Sociedad de Biología de Concepción 48: 171, f. 1a, c–e in Spanish
  5. ↑ Steudel, Ernst Gottlieb von. 1854. Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum 1: 237 in Latin
  6. ↑ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora
  7. ↑ "Megalachne Steud". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  8. ↑ 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. doi:10.3389/fpls.2020.00819. ISSN 1664-462X. PMC 7333454. PMID 32754167.
  9. ↑ "Megalachne dantonii Penneck. & Gl.Rojas". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Megalachne masafuerana (Skottsb. & Pilg.) Matthei". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "Festuca robinsoniana (C.M.Peña) Röser & Tkach". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 February 2025.