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Cenchrus setosus

Sw. (1788)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized
Lana'i Naturalized
Maui Potentially Naturalizing
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 26 (1788)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1579 (O, L, H [as Pennisetum polystachion]); Herbst & Clayton 1998:32 (KEY); Starr et al. 2002:23 (EM); Starr et al. 2003:30/Starr & Starr 2011:30 (EM, WM); Starr et al. 2004:27 (K); Chemisquy et al. 2010:129/Wagner et al. 2012:99 (COMBNOV, Syn. P. polystachion = Cenchrus polystachios); Faccenda 2023c:91, 93 (EM? [photo of plant at Kaupō], C. polystachios misapplied = C. setosus, remove K, EM, WM [re-IDed as C. ciliaris], KEY)

Occurrences

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