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 stageEtymologyThe 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.
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