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kamanomano

Scientific Name: Cenchrus agrimonioides var. laysanensis

Family: Poaceae

Category: Monocot

Growth: Graminoid

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Kamanomano (Cenchrus agrimonioides)

Kamanomano, scientifically known as Cenchrus agrimonioides, is a graminoid plant belonging to the genus Cenchrus. It is also known by its Hawaiian name, kamanomano.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Cenchrus agrimonioides Trin.
  • Common Name: Kamanomano
  • Kingdom: Plantae (plants)
  • Division: Magnoliophyta (flowering plants)
  • Class: Liliopsida (monocotyledons)
  • Order: Not specified in the provided text.
  • Varieties:
    • Cenchrus agrimonioides var. agrimonioides
    • Cenchrus agrimonioides Trin. var. laysanensis F. Br.

Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits

  • It is a perennial plant.

Ecology and Distribution

  • The plant is native to Hawaii.

Quirky Facts

  • "Eia o Kalani Kamanomano" is a chant dedicated to an ancestral turtle god.

Further Information

  • ARKive (mentioned as a source of photos and facts)
  • Discover Life (mentioned as a resource for biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution)
  • Plants of Hawaii (mentioned with images and information from Forest and Kim Starr)
  • Starr Environmental (mentioned as the affiliation of photographers Forest and Kim Starr)