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Cenchrus agrimonioides var. agrimonioides

This name is accepted

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

kāmanomano [kamanomano], kūmanomano

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Perennial herbs.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades flat or folded, 20–40 cm long, 5–15 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) Not in flora
Ni'ihau(Incl. Lehua) Extirpated
Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Not in flora
Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Endemic
Kamole(Laysan Island) Endemic
Lana'i Endemic
Maui Endemic
Hawai'i Extirpated

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1512 (O, L, M); Herbst & Clayton 1998:21/Faccenda 2023c:93 (KEY); Faccenda 2025b:113 (Ni†, 1826); Hillebrand 1888:505 (H?†, 1871 [no spm. known]); Paul Higashino pers. comm. 2025 (abundantly planted for restoration on Ka, not yet recruiting from seed); Hank Oppenheimer pers. obs./Munro 286 BISH (L†, 1927)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
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