Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Eragrostis major Host, E. megastachya (Koeler) Link, Poa megastachya Koeler fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010). First record Andersson (1854/1858), as Poa megastachya. In Svenson (1935) as Eragrostis cilianensis (All) Link.

Origin: Cryptogenic

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

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