Chascolytrum

Chascolytrum
Chascolytrum subaristatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Poodae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Calothecinae
Genus: Chascolytrum
Desv.
Type species
Chascolytrum subaristatum
Synonyms
  • Briza sect. Chascolytrum (Desv.) Benth. & Hook.
  • Briza subgen. Chascolytrum (Desv.) Parodi
  • Cascoelytrum P.Beauv., not validly publ.
  • Gymnachne Parodi

Chascolytrum is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to Latin America from Mexico to Chile (including the Juan Fernández Islands).