Megastachya is a genus of African plants in the grass family. Species 1. \n* Megastachya madagascariensis (Lam.) Chase - Madagascar 2. \n* Megastachya mucronata (Poir.) P.Beauv. - Madagascar, South Africa, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Central African Republic, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, etc.formerly included numerous species once regarded as part of Megastachya but now considered better suited to other genera: Catapodium Desmostachya Distichlis Enteropogon Eragrostis Glyceria Halopyrum Leptochloa Poa