Cenchrus agrimonioides var. agrimonioides

Description:

KmanomanoPoaceae (Gramineae)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu, Molokai, Lnai, Maui, Hawaii Island--extinct)IUCN: Critically EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)Closeup of flowerswww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4822635772/in/photostream/Closeup of burs (seed pods)www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4822016019/in/photostream/Habitwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4822635360/in/photostream/Early Hawaiians pounded the leaves with salt to treat to wounds or sores. It was also used in bathing for mai ino (venereal disease). The bitter plant was mixed with uala, pia and k (sugar) for paoao (childhood disease, with physical weakness), and for killing worms and naio (pinworms) in the stomach.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Cenchrus_agrimonioides