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Panicum maximum
(Poaceae)
Guinea grass, green panic

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Species description or overview

Panicum maximum as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Panicum maximum as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Panicum maximum information from PIER
Information on Panicum maximum as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Panicum maximum
Nomenclatural information about Panicum maximum is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Panicum maximum
Nomenclatural information about Panicum maximum is provided by ITIS.

IPNI nomenclature info for Panicum maximum
Nomenclatural information about Panicum maximum is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Panicum maximum as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Panicum maximum as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Panicum maximum (Poaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Panicum maximum as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Control methods

Panicum maximum as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Panicum maximum as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Images

Images of Panicum maximum (Poaceae) (Guinea grass)
Links to high-resolution free images of Panicum maximum (Poaceae) (Guinea grass) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Panicum maximum
The Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website presents information about Opuntia cochenillifera in Hawaii.

Panicum maximum images from PIER
Images of Panicum maximum provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Herbarium specimens

Images of voucher specimens for Panicum maximum from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA)
Images of voucher specimens of Panicum maximum from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA) are available online.

Distribution

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Panicum maximum
The Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website presents information about Opuntia cochenillifera in Hawaii.

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

Panicum maximum as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Panicum maximum as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Cited as invasive (on a list)

2007 FLEPPC invasive plant list View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council's 2007 List of Invasive Plant Species focus includes adverse effects exotic pest plants have on Florida's biodiversity and plant communities.

Books

Weed handbook of Western Polynesia
Whistler, W. Arthur. 1983. Weed handbook of Western Polynesia. Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft f#r Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH. ISBN: 3-88085-227-8. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Full-text articles

Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide
Motooka, Philip, Luisa Castro, Duane Nelson, Guy Nagai, and Lincoln Ching. 2003. Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawaii--Manoa), Honolulu. 184 pp. color illus. ISBN: 1-929325-14-2. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Bibliography

References for Panicum maximum  new posting 
Bibliographic references for Panicum maximum are provided by HEAR.

Other resources

The grasses of Hawaii
Hitchcock, A.S. 1922. The grasses of Hawaii. Honolulu, Bishop Museum Press : New York, Kraus Reprint Co. (1974). 235 pp. illus. (line drawings). ISBN: (unknown or N/A). ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

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