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BULLETIN 65, HAWAII EXPERIMENT STATION 



No. 2G. MICROLAENA STIPOIDES (6, p. 168) 

 Common names: Meadow rice grass, puu lehua 



Meadow rice grass was originally described from Tasmania. It 

 grows also in Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines (6, p. 167). 

 In Hawaii it is found growing chiefly on the upper slopes of the Kona 



Figure 26. — Microlaena stipoides 



district, Hawaii. A perennial, meadow rice grass is erect or semierect, 

 and may attain a height of 2% feet. In Australia it is regarded as an 

 excellent feed, a heavy yielder, and palatable. It withstands heavy 

 grazing and is adapted to haymaking. It is said to withstand drought 

 remarkably well, and is a good source of feed the year around. This 

 grass would seem to deserve trial in localities other than Kona. 



