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BULLETIN 65, HAWAII EXPERIMENT STATION 



No. 12. CHLORIS RADIATA (6, p. 164) 



Chloris radiata was originally described from Jamaica (6, p. 163- 

 165). It is distributed throughout Central America at medium and 



Figure 12. — Chloris radiata 



low altitudes. In Hawaii it was found growing as early as 1895. 

 C. radiata grows along the roadsides and to a limited extent in the 

 pastures of Oahu. Together with C. inflata it is one of the chief pests 

 in the alfalfa fields at Wailupe, Oahu. It is generally regarded as 

 undesirable, although somewhat more palatable than C, inflata. 



