Panicum torridum

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KkonakonaPoaceae (Gramineae)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (All of the main islands and Nhoa and Necker in the Northwest Islands)Oahu (Cultivated)Kkonakona in flowering stageCloseup of flowering headwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5249466441/in/datetaken-...EtymologyThe former generic name Panicum is an old Latin name for the common millet (Setaria italica).The specific epithet torridum is Latin for dried up, of very hot places.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Panicum_torridum