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Cenchrus elegans

(Hassk.) Veldkamp (2014)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Cenchrus

burgundy giant, foxtail bamboo

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form:

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves:

Flowers:

Fruit:

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially naturalizing

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Potentially naturalizing

Dispersal Agents


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Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Blumea 59: 68 (2014)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1578 (noted as cult. and occasionally escaping [as Pennisetum macrostachyum]); Herbst & Clayton 1998:32 (KEY); Staples & Herbst 2005:742 (KEY), 750 (DESCR [as P. m. var. atropurpureum]); Chemisquy et al. 2010:127 (Syn. P. macrostachyum = Cenchrus caninus, var. atropurpureum not placed); Veldkamp 2014:68 (Syn. C. caninus = C. elegans); Parker & Parsons 2016:20 (NEWNAT/H); Faccenda 2022:53 (O? [but spms. not clearly nat.]); Faccenda 2023c:92 (KEY); Parker et al. 2024:138 (H†, plants now gone)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cenchrus elegans Hawi Preserved_Specimen Barnum, C.C. 73 Hawaii BISH 1924-09-30
2 Cenchrus elegans Kauai Preserved_Specimen Clumps 2 m ht. Lee, H.A. 235 Kauai BISH 1925-11-22
3 Cenchrus elegans Station grounds Preserved_Specimen C.L.C. Oahu BISH 1947-06-06
4 Cenchrus elegans Station grounds Preserved_Specimen C.L.C. Oahu BISH 1947-06-06
5 Cenchrus elegans Honolulu; Nuuanu Valley, Luakaha Edge of shaded stream. Preserved_Specimen Not in flower. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1941-06-12
6 Cenchrus elegans Kalapana Seaview Estates, Puna. Growing with Schinus terebinthifolius, Pandanus tectorius, Melochia umbellata, Syzygium cumini. Preserved_Specimen 12 foot tall grass stalks, with long purple leaves more prominent in the top half. Large cylindrical panicles to 10 inches, semi-erect to drooping, pale pink to purple in color. Parker, J. 160 Hawaii BISH 2011-08-01
7 Cenchrus elegans Koolaupoko District, Ahuimanu Rd, ca. 200 yds N of Okano Rd On shaded road cut. Preserved_Specimen Ca. 5 ft ht. Herbst, D.R. 513 Oahu BISH 1967-06-17
8 Cenchrus elegans Kauai Preserved_Specimen Clumps 2 m ht. Lee, H.A. 235 Kauai BISH 1925-11-22
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