Pennisetum clandestinum (Poaceae) kikuyo, kikuyo grass, kikuyu grass

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Species description or overview

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

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Pennisetum clandestinum
Nomenclatural information about Pennisetum clandestinum is provided by ITIS.

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

Impacts

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

Control methods

Pennisetum clandestinum (kikuyu grass) control methods (ISSG GISD database)
USDA/ITIS (http://www.itis.usda.gov/)

Images

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Pennisetum clandestinum
The Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website presents information about Pennisetum clandestinum in Hawaii.

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

Distribution

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000) 
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.

Pennisetum clandestinum as a weed in Hawaii 
Information about Pennisetum clandestinum as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Books

Weeds of the West   
Whitson, Tom D., Larry C. Burrill, Steven A. Dewey, David W. Cudney, B.E. Nelson, Richard D. Lee, and Robert Parker. Whitson, Tom D. (ed.) 2001. Weeds of the West. 9th ed. Laramie: University of Wyoming. ISBN: 0-941570-13-4. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research   
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy   
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

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

Other resources

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