Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka, Poaceae

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Present on Pacific Islands?  yes

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Other Latin names:  Rhynchelytrum repens (Willd.) C.E. Hubbard; Tricholaena repens (Willd.) Hitchc.; Tricholaena rosea Nees

Common name(s): [more details]

Chinese: hong mao cao

English: blanketgrass, Holme's grass, Natal grass, Natal redtop, red Natal grass

Fijian: thongithongi

French: fleur-la-misère, herbe du Natal, herbe pappangue, herbe rose, tit fleur, tricholène

Spanish: paja rosada, pasto Natal, zacate rosado

Tongan: salāpona

Habit:  grass

Description:  "Perennial [grass]; culms up to 90-100 cm high, in age tufted, glabrous, branched; sheaths to 10 cm long, sometimes longer, lower ones often slightly pubescent; ligule of short hairs 1 mm long; blades flat, 5-20 cm long, 2-5 mm wide, usually glaucous, glabrous dorsally; panicles to about 15 cm long, red or purplish at first, later silvery-pink, of fine ascending scabridulous branchlets; spikelets about 5 mm long, clothed with fine silky hairs 3-5 mm long (chiefly on upper glume and sterile lemma); caryopsis ovate, about 1.3 mm long, smooth, light brown" (Stone, 1970; p. 222).

Description from GrassBase.

Habitat/ecology:  In Hawai‘i, "naturalized in disturbed, usually dry areas, including urban and agricultural land, dry shrubland, dry forest, and subalpine forest, 0-1,950 m"  (Wagner et al., 1999; p. 1588); "displaces low-growing natives; a fire hazard"  (Motooka et al., 2003).  In Fiji, "common from sea level to about 600 m along roadsides and in cultivated areas, on hillsides, and along forested streams in reed country" (Smith, 1979; p. 363). In New Caledonia, "introduit vers 1900 comme plante fourragère. Maintenant très commun et voyant à basse altitude en terrains vagues et bords de chemins" (MacKee, 1994; pp. 61-62).

Propagation:  Seed

Native range:  South Africa, now widely introduced.

Presence:

Pacific
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Australia (Pacific offshore islands) Norfolk Islands	Norfolk Island	introduced invasive	Orchard, Anthony E., ed. (1994) (p. 12) "An occasional weed". Vouchers cited: P. Ralston 50 (CHR), W.R. Sykes NI 605 (CHR)
Chile (offshore islands) Rapa Nui (Easter) Island	Rapa Nui (Easter) Island (Isla de Pasqua)	introduced invasive	Meyer, Jean-Yves (2008) (p. 29) subsp. repens.
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US) Northern Mariana Islands	Saipan Island	introduced	Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1987) (p. 62) as Tricholaena rosea Nees
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US) Northern Mariana Islands	Saipan Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1950) (voucher ID: BISH 127193) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US) Northern Mariana Islands	Tinian Island	introduced	Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1987) (p. 62) as Tricholaena rosea Nees
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (US) Northern Mariana Islands	Tinian Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1985) (voucher ID: BISH 572183) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
Cook Islands Southern Cook Islands	‘Atiu Island		McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Cook Islands Southern Cook Islands	‘Atiu Island	introduced invasive	Space, James C./Flynn, Tim (2002) (p. 81)
Cook Islands Southern Cook Islands	‘Atiu Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1991) (voucher ID: BISH 664900) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
Cook Islands Southern Cook Islands	‘Atiu Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1991) (voucher ID: BISH 664901) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
Cook Islands Southern Cook Islands	Mangaia Island		McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Cook Islands Southern Cook Islands	Mangaia Island	introduced invasive	Space, James C./Flynn, Tim (2002) (p. 87)
Cook Islands Southern Cook Islands	Mangaia Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1990) (voucher ID: BISH 614722) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
Cook Islands Southern Cook Islands	Ma‘uke Island		McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Cook Islands Southern Cook Islands	Ma‘uke Island	introduced invasive	Space, James C./Flynn, Tim (2002) (p. 93)
Cook Islands Southern Cook Islands	Rarotonga Island		McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Cook Islands Southern Cook Islands	Rarotonga Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1982) (voucher ID: BISH 666138) Taxon name on voucher: Rhynchelytrum repens (Willd.) C.E.Hubb.
Fiji Fiji Islands	Vanua Levu Island	introduced invasive cultivated	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 363) Vouchers cited: DA 3669, DA 8810, DA 8743
Fiji Fiji Islands	Viti Levu Island	introduced invasive cultivated	Smith, Albert C. (1979) (p. 363) Vouchers cited: DA 8235, DA 8247, DA 8269, Smith 4259, DA 8285, DA 7972, DA 7930, DA 8107, DA 1648, DA 7480
Fiji Fiji Islands	Viti Levu Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1954) (voucher ID: BISH 31603) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
Fiji Fiji Islands	Viti Levu Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1939) (voucher ID: BISH 31604) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
Fiji Fiji Islands	Viti Levu Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1947) (voucher ID: BISH 126677) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
French Polynesia Gambier Islands	Mangareva (Gambier) Island	introduced invasive	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2011) Adventice
French Polynesia Marquesas Islands	Fatu Hiva Island	introduced invasive	Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2008)
French Polynesia Marquesas Islands	Fatu Hiva Island	introduced invasive	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2011) Voucher cited: D.H. Lorence 6207 (PAP) Adventice
French Polynesia Marquesas Islands	Fatu Hiva Island		National Tropical Botanical Garden (U.S.A. Hawaii. Kalaheo.) (1988) (voucher ID: PTBG 8484) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens
French Polynesia Marquesas Islands	Hiva Oa Island	introduced invasive	Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2008)
French Polynesia Marquesas Islands	Hiva Oa Island	introduced invasive	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2011) Adventice
French Polynesia Marquesas Islands	Mohotani (Mohotane, Mohotane) Island		National Tropical Botanical Garden (U.S.A. Hawaii. Kalaheo.) (2004) (voucher ID: PTBG 42476) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) C. E. Hubb
French Polynesia Marquesas Islands	Nuku Hiva (Nukahiva) Island	introduced invasive	Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2008)
French Polynesia Marquesas Islands	Nuku Hiva (Nukahiva) Island	introduced invasive	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2011) As Tricholaena rosea C.G.D. Nees. Vouchers cited: J. Florence 4174 (PAP), J. Florence 6948 (PAP), J. Florence 8447 (PAP) Adventice
French Polynesia Marquesas Islands	Nuku Hiva (Nukahiva) Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1987) (voucher ID: BISH 541055) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
French Polynesia Marquesas Islands	Nuku Hiva (Nukahiva) Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1984) (voucher ID: BISH 544959) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
French Polynesia Marquesas Islands	Nuku Hiva (Nukahiva) Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1982) (voucher ID: BISH 558057) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
French Polynesia Marquesas Islands	Tahuata (Tuhuata) Island	introduced invasive	Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2008)
French Polynesia Marquesas Islands	Tahuata (Tuhuata) Island	introduced invasive	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2011) Adventice
French Polynesia Marquesas Islands	Ua Huka (Huahuna, Uahuka) Island	introduced invasive	Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2008)
French Polynesia Marquesas Islands	Ua Huka (Huahuna, Uahuka) Island	introduced invasive	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2011) Voucher cited: K.R. Wood & S.P. Perlman 6404 (PAP) Adventice
French Polynesia Marquesas Islands	Ua Huka (Huahuna, Uahuka) Island		National Tropical Botanical Garden (U.S.A. Hawaii. Kalaheo.) (1997) (voucher ID: PTBG 28582) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens
French Polynesia Marquesas Islands	Ua Pou (Huapu, Uapou, Uapu) Island	introduced invasive	Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2008)
French Polynesia Marquesas Islands	Ua Pou (Huapu, Uapou, Uapu) Island	introduced invasive	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2011) Adventice
French Polynesia Society Islands	Bora Bora Island	introduced invasive	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 339) Voucher cited: BRY 25436
French Polynesia Society Islands	Bora Bora Island	introduced invasive	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2011) As Rhynchelytrum repens (C.L. Willdenow) C.E. Hubbard. Voucher cited: J. Florence 12069 (PAP) Adventice
French Polynesia Society Islands	Bora Bora Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1993) (voucher ID: BISH 663576) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
French Polynesia Society Islands	Huahine Island	introduced invasive	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 339) Voucher cited: Krauss 1660
French Polynesia Society Islands	Huahine Island	introduced invasive	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2011) Voucher cited: J. Florence 11702 (PAP) Adventice
French Polynesia Society Islands	Huahine Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1979) (voucher ID: BISH 619019) Taxon name on voucher: Rhynchelytrum repens (Willd.) C.E.Hubb.
French Polynesia Society Islands	Huahine Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1992) (voucher ID: BISH 643637) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
French Polynesia Society Islands	Huahine Island		National Tropical Botanical Garden (U.S.A. Hawaii. Kalaheo.) (1992) (voucher ID: PTBG 22183) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
French Polynesia Society Islands	Maupiti (Maurua) Island	introduced invasive	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 339) Voucher cited: Fosberg 64921
French Polynesia Society Islands	Maupiti (Maurua) Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1985) (voucher ID: BISH 614448) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
French Polynesia Society Islands	Moorea Island	introduced invasive	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 339) Voucher cited: Florence 8232
French Polynesia Society Islands	Moorea Island	introduced invasive	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2011) Vouchers cited: J. Florence 4717 (PAP); as Tricholaena rosea C.G.D. Nees: J. Florence 8232 (PAP), C.L. Cartier 125 (PAP), C.L. Cartier 249 (PAP) Adventice
French Polynesia Society Islands	Moorea Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1967) (voucher ID: BISH 22336) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
French Polynesia Society Islands	Moorea Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1983) (voucher ID: BISH 492567) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
French Polynesia Society Islands	Moorea Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1987) (voucher ID: BISH 547517) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
French Polynesia Society Islands	Raiatea (Havai) Island	introduced invasive	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2011) Voucher cited: J. Florence 10445 (PAP) Adventice
French Polynesia Society Islands	Taha‘a Island	introduced invasive	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 339) Voucher cited: Fosberg 63434
French Polynesia Society Islands	Taha‘a Island	introduced invasive	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2011) Voucher cited: J. Florence 10607 (PAP) Adventice
French Polynesia Society Islands	Taha‘a Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1982) (voucher ID: BISH 586744) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
French Polynesia Society Islands	Taha‘a Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1990) (voucher ID: BISH 642428) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
French Polynesia Society Islands	Tahiti Island	introduced invasive	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 339) Vouchers cited: Florence 2286, BRY 26046
French Polynesia Society Islands	Tahiti Island	introduced invasive	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2011) Adventice
French Polynesia Society Islands	Tahiti Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1982) (voucher ID: BISH 491710) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
French Polynesia Society Islands	Tahiti Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1982) (voucher ID: BISH 586752) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
French Polynesia Tuamotu Archipelago	Fangataufa (Ahunui) Atoll	introduced invasive	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2011) Voucher cited: J.-C. Jolinon 1270 (PAP) Adventice
French Polynesia Tuamotu Archipelago	Fangataufa (Ahunui) Atoll		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1987) (voucher ID: BISH 664032) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
French Polynesia Tuamotu Archipelago	Fangataufa (Ahunui) Atoll		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1987) (voucher ID: BISH 664036) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
French Polynesia Tuamotu Archipelago	Makatea (Ma‘atea) Island	introduced invasive	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2011) As Tricholaena rosea C.G.D. Nees. Voucher cited: J. Florence 4174 (PAP) Adventice
French Polynesia Tuamotu Archipelago	Makatea (Ma‘atea) Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1982) (voucher ID: BISH 492122) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
French Polynesia Tuamotu Archipelago	Niau Atoll	introduced invasive	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2011) Voucher cited: J. Florence 10149 (PAP) Adventice
French Polynesia Tuamotu Archipelago	Niau Atoll		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1990) (voucher ID: BISH 642824) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
French Polynesia Tuamotu Archipelago	Tikehau (Tikahau) Atoll	introduced invasive	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2011) Voucher cited: J. Florence 7105 (PAP) Adventice
French Polynesia Tuamotu Archipelago	Tikehau (Tikahau) Atoll		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1984) (voucher ID: BISH 546534) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
French Polynesia Austral (Tubuai) Islands	Rimatara (Rimitara) Island	introduced invasive	Florence, J./Chevillotte, H./Ollier, C./Meyer, J.-Y. (2011) Adventice
Guam Guam Island	Guam Island	introduced invasive cultivated	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 222) Vouchers cited: Stone 4371 (GUAM), Stone 4715 (GUAM)
Guam Guam Island	Guam Island	introduced	Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1987) (p. 62) as Tricholaena rosea Nees
Guam Guam Island	Guam Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1953) (voucher ID: BISH 127192) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
Guam Guam Island	Guam Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1962) (voucher ID: BISH 127194) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
Guam Guam Island	Guam Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1965) (voucher ID: BISH 588366) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	Kaho‘olawe Island	introduced invasive	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (pp. 1588, 1912)
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	Kaua‘i Island	introduced invasive	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (pp. 1588, 1912)
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	Lāna‘i Island	introduced invasive	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (pp. 1588, 1912)
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	Maui Island	introduced invasive	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (pp. 1588, 1912)
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	Moloka‘i Island	introduced invasive	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (pp. 1588, 1912)
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	Ni‘ihau Island	introduced invasive	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (pp. 1588, 1912)
State of Hawaii Hawaiian Islands	O‘ahu Island	introduced invasive	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (pp. 1588, 1912)
Japan (offshore islands) Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands	Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands	introduced	Kato, Hidetoshi (2007) As Rhynchelytrum repens (Willd.) C.E.Hubb.
Kiribati Line Islands	Tabuaeran (Fanning) Atoll	introduced invasive	Wester, Lyndon (1985) (p. 17)
Kiribati Tungaru (Gilbert) Islands	Tarawa Atoll		Swarbrick, John T. (1997) (p. 96) Presence not verified.
Marshall Islands Ralik Chain	Enewetak (Ãnewetak, Eniwetok) Atoll	introduced	Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1987) (p. 62)
Marshall Islands Ralik Chain	Enewetak (Ãnewetak, Eniwetok) Atoll	introduced invasive	St. John, Harold (1960) (p. 323) Voucher cited: Taylor 46-1296
Nauru Nauru Island	Nauru Island	introduced	Fosberg, F. R./Sachet, Marie-Hélène/Oliver, Royce (1987) (p. 62)
Nauru Nauru Island	Nauru Island	introduced invasive	Thaman, R. R./Fosberg, F. R./Manner, H. I./Hassall, D. C. (1994) (p. 73) As Tricholaena rosea Nees; vouchers cited: Fosberg 58655 (US), Scully 170N (US?), Thaman & Manner 49 (SUVA), Swarbrick 9567
New Caledonia Îles Loyauté (Loyalte Islands)	Îles Loyauté (Loyalty Islands)	introduced invasive cultivated	Gargominy, Oliver/Bouchet, Philipe/Pascal, Michel/Jaffre, Tanguy/Tourneu, Jean-Christophe (1996) (p. 381) Rudérale très commune et voyante à basse altitude.
New Caledonia Îles Loyauté (Loyalte Islands)	Îles Loyauté (Loyalty Islands)	introduced invasive cultivated	MacKee, H. S. (1994) (pp. 61-62)
New Caledonia Îles Loyauté (Loyalte Islands)	Île Maré	introduced invasive cultivated	MacKee, H. S. (1994) (pp. 61-62) Voucher cited: Däniker 2619
New Caledonia New Caledonia Archipelago	Île Belep	introduced invasive cultivated	Gargominy, Oliver/Bouchet, Philipe/Pascal, Michel/Jaffre, Tanguy/Tourneu, Jean-Christophe (1996) (p. 381) Rudérale très commune et voyante à basse altitude.
New Caledonia New Caledonia Archipelago	Île Belep	introduced invasive cultivated	MacKee, H. S. (1994) (pp. 61-62)
New Caledonia New Caledonia Archipelago	Île Grande Terre	introduced invasive cultivated	Gargominy, Oliver/Bouchet, Philipe/Pascal, Michel/Jaffre, Tanguy/Tourneu, Jean-Christophe (1996) (p. 381) Rudérale très commune et voyante à basse altitude.
New Caledonia New Caledonia Archipelago	Île Grande Terre	introduced invasive cultivated	MacKee, H. S. (1994) (pp. 61-62)
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (eastern New Guinea Island)	Papua New Guinea (eastern New Guinea Island)	introduced invasive	Henty, E. E. (1969) (p. 166) Common in the lowlands and to 3,000 ft., at roadsides, headlands, and on waste land about settlements.
Philippines Philippine Islands	Philippine Islands		Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 118)
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands	Solomon Islands		Swarbrick, John T. (1997) (p. 96)
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands	Solomon Islands	introduced invasive	Hancock, I. R./Henderson, C. P. (1988) (p. 105)
Tonga Ha‘apai Group	Kotu Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1982) (voucher ID: BISH 640404) Taxon name on voucher: Rhynchelytrum repens (Willd.) C.E.Hubb.
Tonga Tonga Islands	Tonga Islands		Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 62) "Occasional throughout the group".
Tonga Tongatapu Group	‘Eua Island		Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 62) Voucher cited: Yuncker 15490
Tonga Tongatapu Group	‘Eua Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1953) (voucher ID: BISH 127186) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
Tonga Tongatapu Group	Tongatapu Island		Whistler, W. A. (1992) (p. 101) Vouchers cited: Setchell & Parks 15346, Soakai 68, Soakai 752
Tonga Tongatapu Group	Tongatapu Island		Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 62) Vouchers cited: Hürlmann 39, Yuncker 15151
Tonga Tongatapu Group	Tongatapu Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1953) (voucher ID: BISH 127188) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
Tonga Tongatapu Group	Tongatapu Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1926) (voucher ID: BISH 127189) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
Tonga Vava‘u Group	Vava‘u Island		Whistler, W. A. (1992) (p. 101) Voucher cited: Soakai 873
Tonga Vava‘u Group	Vava‘u Island		Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 62) Voucher cited: Yuncker 16068
Tonga Vava‘u Group	Vava‘u Island		Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1953) (voucher ID: BISH 127187) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
Tonga Vava‘u Group	Vava‘u Island		National Tropical Botanical Garden (U.S.A. Hawaii. Kalaheo.) (1997) (voucher ID: PTBG 24375) Taxon name on voucher: Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
United States (other Pacific offshore islands) Midway Atoll	Midway Atoll	introduced invasive	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (pp. 1588, 1912)
United States (other Pacific offshore islands) Midway Atoll	Sand Island		Starr, Forest/Starr, Kim/Loope, Lloyd (2008) (p. 24) Not seen in this survey, probably eradicated.
Vanuatu New Hebrides Islands	Vanuatu (Republic of)		Swarbrick, John T. (1997) (p. 96)
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna (Horne) Islands	Wallis (‘Uvea) Island	introduced invasive	Morat, Ph./Veillon, J.-M. (1985) Morat & Veillon, 1985, cited in Meyer, 2007
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna (Horne) Islands	Wallis and Futuna Islands		Whistler, W. A. (1988) (p. 56)

Pacific Rim
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Australia Australia (continental)	Australia (continental)		Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 118)
Australia Australia (continental)	Queensland	introduced invasive	Queensland Herbarium (2002) (p. 5)
Cambodia Cambodia	Cambodia (Kingdom of)		Holm, Leroy/Pancho, Juan V./Herberger, James P./Plucknett, Donald L. (1979) (p. 307)
China China	China (People's Republic of)		Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 118)
China China	Hong Kong	native	Wu, Te-lin (2001) (p. 345) As Rhynchelytrum repens (Willd.) Hubb.
Colombia Colombia	Colombia (Republic of)		Holm, Leroy/Pancho, Juan V./Herberger, James P./Plucknett, Donald L. (1979) (p. 307)
Honduras Honduras	Honduras (Republic of)		Holm, Leroy/Pancho, Juan V./Herberger, James P./Plucknett, Donald L. (1979) (p. 307)
Indonesia Indonesia	Indonesia (Republic of)		Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 118)
Japan Japan	Japan (country)	introduced	Mito, Toshikazu/Uesugi, Tetsuro (2004) (p. 192) As Rhynchelytrum repens C.E. Hubb.
Malaysia Malaysia	Malaysia (country of)		Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. plate)
Mexico Mexico	Mexico (United Mexican States)		Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. 118)
Singapore Singapore	Singapore (Republic of)	introduced invasive	Chong, Kwek Yan/Tan, Hugh T. W./Corlett, Richard T. (2009) (p. 60) Naturalised
Taiwan Taiwan	Taiwan Island		Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. plate)
Thailand Thailand	Thailand (Kingdom of)		Hafliger, Ernst/Scholz, Hildemar (1980) (p. plate)
United States (west coast) United States (west coast states)	USA (California)	introduced	U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2011)

Indian Ocean
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Australia (Indian Ocean offshore islands) Christmas Island Group	Christmas Island	introduced invasive	Swarbrick, J. T. (1997) (p. 125)
British Indian Ocean Territory Chagos Archipelago	Diego Garcia Island	introduced invasive	Whistler, W. Arthur (1996) (p. 25) As Rhynchelytrum repens (Willd.) C.E. Hubbard
La Réunion (France) La Réunion Island	La Réunion Island	introduced invasive	Lavergne, Christophe (2006) "Envahissant"
Mauritius Mautitius Islands (Mauritius and Rodrigues)	Mauritius Island		Holm, Leroy/Pancho, Juan V./Herberger, James P./Plucknett, Donald L. (1979) (p. 307)
Seychelles Seychelles Islands	Seychelles Islands	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011)

Also reported from
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
United States (continental except west coast) United States (other states)	United States (other states)	introduced	U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2011)
United States (continental except west coast) United States (other states)	USA (Florida)	introduced	U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2011)

Comments:  Planting of this species is prohibited in Miami-Dade County, Florida (U.S.) (Miami-Dade County Dept. of Planning and Zoning, 2010).

Control: 

Chemical: "HAVO staff reported control with glyphosate at 1% of product sprayed to wet (Chris Zimmer, HAVO)"  (Motooka et al., 2003).

Additional information:
Excerpt from the book "Weeds of Hawaii‘s Pastures and Natural Areas; An Identification and Management Guide" (Motooka et al., 2003). (PDF format).

Additional online information about Melinis repens is available from the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR).

Information about Melinis repens as a weed (worldwide references) may be available from the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Taxonomic information about Melinis repens may be available from the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

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