Megastachya

Megastachya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Megastachya P.Beauv.
Type species
Megastachya owariensis (syn of M. mucronata) P.Beauv.
Synonyms
Magastachya P.Beauv., alternate spelling Eragrostis unranked Megastachya (P. Beauv.) Nees Eragrostis sect. Megastachya (P. Beauv.) Benth. Eragrostis ser. Megastachyae (P. Beauv.) Benth. & Hook.f. Eragrostis subsect. Megastachya (P. Beauv.) Benth.

Megastachya is a genus of African plants in the grass family.

numerous species once regarded as part of Megastachya but now considered better suited to other genera: Catapodium Desmostachya Distichlis Enteropogon Eragrostis Glyceria Halopyrum Poa