Ischaemum byrone

Description:

Hilo ischaemumPoaceae (Gramineae)Endemic to the Hawaiian islands (Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Hawaii Island)NatureServe: ImperiledOahu (Cultivated)Ripe seed headwww.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4839118909/in/photostream/EtymologyThe generic name Ischaemum is derived from the Greek ischiamos, to quench blood flow, with unknown application.The specific epithet byrone was named after Byron's Bay, now Hilo Bay, on the island of Hawaii. Byron's Bay was named for Captain George Anson Byron (1789-1868), a British naval officer, and the seventh Baron Byron, cousin of the poet George Gordon Byron. Admiral Byron came to the islands on the H. M. S. Blonde to bring to their final resting place the remains of Kamehameha II and his queen, Kammalu, who contracted and died of measles on a visit to Great Britain.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Ischaemum_byrone