Megalachne

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.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae

Native toJuan Fernández Is.

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Specimen records: 2
With media: 3
Family: Poaceae
Collections: MNHN, K

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Poaceae

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taxon name: Megalachne
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=7379

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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.

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