Cynodon aethiopicus × Cynodon nlemfuensis

This name is accepted

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

Description

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized
Kaho'olawe Potentially naturalizing
Maui Naturalized

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Bibliography

Other References

Faccenda, Yorkston & Morden 2024:40, 43 (NEWNAT/WM, Ka, KEY); Note: stabilized hybrid

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cynodon aethiopicus × Cynodon nlemfuensis W Maui, Lahaina District, Napili Cultivated to cover areas of bare, exposed soil. Preserved_Specimen Mat-forming grass. Oppenheimer, H.L. 49919 Maui BISH 1999-04-06
2 Cynodon aethiopicus × Cynodon nlemfuensis Near summit of diversion ditch by LZ-1 Preserved_Specimen Long creeping rhizomes Hobdy, R.W. 1964 Kahoolawe BISH 1984-02-16
3 Cynodon aethiopicus × Cynodon nlemfuensis Kualoa Ranch Edge of parking lot Preserved_Specimen Larger than typical Cynodon dactylon, flowers purple, likely a cultivar Faccenda, K. 2713.5 Oahu BISH 2022-09-22
4 Cynodon aethiopicus × Cynodon nlemfuensis University of Hawaii Mānoa campus, Magoon research center by CTAHR greenhouses Edge of mowed lawn, full sun, moist area Preserved_Specimen Likely a hybrid between C. aethiopicus and nlemfuensis as it closely resembles the plants I saw at Kualoa ranch Faccenda, K. 3097 Oahu BISH 2023-04-17
5 Cynodon aethiopicus × Cynodon nlemfuensis West Maui, Lahaina District, Moomoku Growing on a dirt road between pineapple fields at gully bottom. Preserved_Specimen Spreading vegetatively, by stolons; nodes and racemes purple. Oppenheimer, H.L. 110212 Maui BISH 2002-11-20
6 Cynodon aethiopicus × Cynodon nlemfuensis Kualoa Ranch, pasture immediately behind ranch headquarters Open, rather dry pasture Preserved_Specimen Strongly stoloniferous grass (but not checked for rhizomes) forming a monoculture over at least 100 square meters. Quite robust, most inflorescences with one whorl of branches but some rarely with two. Very likely planted and given that it has not spread Faccenda, K. 3057 Oahu BISH 2023-03-07