Chasechloa

Chasechloa is a grass genus in the tribe Paniceae (subtribe ), endemic to Madagascar. It was described by French botanist Aimée Antoinette Camus in 1948, who named it in honour of Mary Agnes Chase. Its two species were also classified in the genera Echinolaena and Panicum, but phylogenetic analysis confirmed that they form a distinct lineage. The upper florets have oily appendages, elaiosomes, which suggest seed dispersal by ants (myrmecochory), although this has not directly been observed. The two species are:

Chasechloa

Chasechloa is a grass genus in the tribe Paniceae (subtribe ), endemic to Madagascar. It was described by French botanist Aimée Antoinette Camus in 1948, who named it in honour of Mary Agnes Chase. Its two species were also classified in the genera Echinolaena and Panicum, but phylogenetic analysis confirmed that they form a distinct lineage. The upper florets have oily appendages, elaiosomes, which suggest seed dispersal by ants (myrmecochory), although this has not directly been observed. The two species are: