Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)

Pennisetum clandestinum
(Poaceae)

kikuyo, kikuyo grass, kikuyu grass

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Species description or overview

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

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

GRIN nomenclature info for Pennisetum clandestinum
Nomenclatural information about Pennisetum clandestinum is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

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

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

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


Images

Images of Pennisetum clandestinum (Poaceae) (Kikuyu grass)
Links to high-resolution free images of Pennisetum clandestinum (Poaceae) (Kikuyu grass) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

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

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


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).


Other resources

Pennisetum clandestinum as an invasive species (information from TNC)
Information about Miscanthus sinensis as an invasive species is provided by The Nature Conservancy.

Distribution and Spread of Alien Plants in Kipahulu Valley, Haleakala National Park, above 2,300 ft Elevation View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
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