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Pennisetum clandestinum
(Poaceae)

kikuyo, kikuyo grass, kikuyu grass

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Species description or overview

Information about Pennisetum clandestinum from IUCN's ISSG/GISD
Information about Caulerpa taxifolia is available from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) (a product of IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group [ISSG]).

Pennisetum clandestinum information from CTAHR (Motooka et al.) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Pennisetum clandestinum from "Weeds of Hawaii's pastures and natural areas: an identification and management guide" (Motooka et al. 2003) is provided by the University of Hawaii's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR).

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).

Pennisetum clandestinum description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Pennisetum clandestinum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

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

Pennisetum clandestinum information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Pennisetum clandestinum--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Pennisetum clandestinum information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Pennisetum clandestinum, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

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).

Pennisetum clandestinum impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Pennisetum clandestinum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Risk assessments

Pennisetum clandestinum weed risk assessment for Hawaii-Pacific
Results of a weed risk assessment for Pennisetum clandestinum for the Hawaii-Pacific region are presented by the Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment team.


Control methods

Pennisetum clandestinum information from CTAHR (Motooka et al.) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Pennisetum clandestinum from "Weeds of Hawaii's pastures and natural areas: an identification and management guide" (Motooka et al. 2003) is provided by the University of Hawaii's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR).

Glyphosate in the control of kikuyugrass, and its effects on associated native and nonnative plants in Hawaiian national parks
Gardner, Donald E. and V. Anne Dina Kageler. 1983. Glyphosate in the control of kikuyugrass, and its effects on associated native and nonnative plants in Hawaiian national parks. Technical report 49. Honolulu: Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawai'i at Manoa.

Pennisetum clandestinum management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Pennisetum clandestinum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


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.

Pennisetum clandestinum information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Pennisetum clandestinum in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

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


Distribution

Pennisetum clandestinum information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Pennisetum clandestinum in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Pennisetum clandestinum information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Pennisetum clandestinum--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

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.

Pennisetum clandestinum worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Pennisetum clandestinum is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Where to see this species

Auwahi - Dry forest of Maui
Images, history, and ethnobotany of Auwahi are on the HEAR website.


Books

Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.

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.

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.

Grasses of the Hawaiian ranges (book)
A complete list of all species covered in Grasses of the Hawaiian ranges (Whitney, Hosaka, and Ripperton, 1939) is presented, along with a complete bibliographic citation. This book "describes and illustrates 103 of the most important grasses in Hawaii.... There are many grasses, either recently introduced or slow to become acclimatized, that have not yet established themselves on the ranges; these are not here included. Species that are found outside the general range areas, as in summit bogs, forest reserves, and national parks, are also omitted. Keys to the tribes and genera [are also included." ([adapted] from the book's introduction)


Full-text articles

Kanaio Natural Area Reserve: biological inventory and management recommendations
Medeiros, Arthur C., Lloyd L. Loope, and C.G. Chimera. 1993. Kanaio Natural Area Reserve: biological inventory and management recommendations. Natural Area Reserve System, State of Hawaii.

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.

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.

Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives)
Veitch, C.R. and M.N. Clout (eds.) . 2002. Turning the tide: The eradication of invasive species (proceedings of the International Conference on Eradication of Island Invasives). IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. vii + 414pp. ISBN: 2-8317-0682-3.

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.

Glyphosate in the control of kikuyugrass, and its effects on associated native and nonnative plants in Hawaiian national parks
Gardner, Donald E. and V. Anne Dina Kageler. 1983. Glyphosate in the control of kikuyugrass, and its effects on associated native and nonnative plants in Hawaiian national parks. Technical report 49. Honolulu: Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of Hawai'i at Manoa.

Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest
Medeiros, A.C. 2004. Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.

Oahu Offshore Islets Botanical Survey
Starr, F. and K. Starr. 2006. Oahu Offshore Islets Botanical Survey. Report prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Honolulu, Hawaii.


Experts

Pennisetum clandestinum contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Pennisetum clandestinum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Other resources

Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest
After rain forest of Haleakala National Park was fenced in the late 1980s, native vegetation responded vigorously yet three problematic plant invaders (Clidemia hirta, Hedychium gardnerianum, and Psidium cattleianum) continued to spread unabated and became of great concern to Park managers. This contribution provides a quantitative assessment of crucial life history junctures (quantitative phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal, seed predation, seedling establishment) to assist Haleakala NP and other managers of Hawaiian rain forests. It also provides detailed information for potentially identifying key characteristics in prevention, rapid response, and prioritization of incoming invasive species. (This document is the 2004 Ph.D. dissertation of Dr. Arthur C. Medeiros for the Department of Zoology at the University of Hawaii.)

Distribution and Spread of Alien Plants in Kipahulu Valley, Haleakala National Park, above 2,300 ft Elevation View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
A baseline survey based on a network of 20 transects and 400 plots provides information on alien plant distribution during feral pig removal and prior to alien plant control efforts in Kipahulu Valley, Maui (from Alien Plant Invasions in Native Ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and Research, 1992, 39 pp).

Pennisetum clandestinum references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Pennisetum clandestinum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


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