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Cenchrus agrimonioides var. laysanensis

F.Br. (1931)

This name is accepted

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

kāmanomano, kūmanomano

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Perennial herbs.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades flat or folded, 20–40 cm long, 15-25 mm wide.

Flowers: Ovary superior.

Fruit: Fruit a caryopsis

Ploidy:

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Mokupāpapa (Kure atoll) Endemic
Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Extirpated
Kamole(Laysan Island) Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Bernice P. Bishop Mus. Bull. 81: 20 (1931)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1512 (Ku, Mi, La); Herbst & Clayton 1998:21 (KEY); Wood et al. 2019 (EXTINCT); Starr et al. 2001 (Ku†, 1961); Bryan s.n. BISH 552775 (Mi†, 1902); Rock 8729 BISH (La†, 1911)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cenchrus agrimonioides var. laysanensis Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 8729 Laysan Island BISH 1911-04-25
2 Cenchrus agrimonioides var. laysanensis Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Bryan, W.A. 8728 Laysan Island BISH 1903-04-01
3 Cenchrus agrimonioides var. laysanensis Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Lamoureux, C.H. 1912 Kure Atoll BISH 1961-09-12
4 Cenchrus agrimonioides var. laysanensis Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 8729 Laysan Island BISH 1911-04-25
5 Cenchrus agrimonioides var. laysanensis Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Schauinsland, H.H. Laysan Island BISH 1896-01-01
6 Cenchrus agrimonioides var. laysanensis Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 8729 Laysan Island BISH 1911-04-25
7 Cenchrus agrimonioides var. laysanensis Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Tall grass at edge and near central plain Preserved_Specimen Height: 1 m Caum, E.L. 18 Kure Atoll BISH 1923-04-18
8 Cenchrus agrimonioides var. laysanensis Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details 3 clumps in central plain, growing with Scaevola Preserved_Specimen Lamoureux, C.H. 1912 Kure Atoll BISH 1961-09-12
9 Cenchrus agrimonioides var. laysanensis Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Tall grass at edge of and near central plain Preserved_Specimen Height: to 2 m Caum, E.L. 18 Kure Atoll BISH 1923-04-18
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