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Ischaemum byrone
Also called Hilo Ischaemum
Ischaemum byrone, commonly known as Hilo murainagrass or Hilo ischaemum, is a species of grass native to the Pacific Islands, including the Cook Islands, Fiji, Hawaiian Islands, New Caledonia, Niue, Society Islands, Tonga, Tubuai Islands, and Wallis and Futuna. In Hawaii it is found on the islands of Kauai, Maui, Molokai, and Hawaii but has unfortunately been extirpated from Oahu, where it was once known to grow. There are perhaps 1,000 to 3,000 individual plants remaining in total.
This grass is perennial, spreading via stolons, with stems reaching up to 80 centimetres (31 in) in maximum height. It usually grows at the coastline, often in cracks in the lava cliffs.
Ischaemum jayachandranii · Ischaemum nativitatis · Paddle Grass · Ribbed murainagrass · Murainagrass
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ischaemum byrone by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
