Pritchardia minor

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Growing in native habitat on Kaua'i

Pritchardia minor, the Alakai Swamp pritchardia[1] or loulu, is a palm native to Hawaiʻi. It grows in wet forests in the centre of Kauaʻi at an elevation of about Script error: No such module "convert"..

Description

The Alakai Swamp pritchardia grows up to Script error: No such module "convert". high, and forms a trunk with a diameter of approximately Script error: No such module "convert".. The leaves are yellowish when they emerge, and this color is sometimes maintained on the undersides of mature leaves. The leaves are leathery and smooth above, but the undersides are waxy and have a covering of greyish to yellowish tomentum (felt) beneath. The shiny black fruits of this palm are ovoid, about 2 cm by 13 mm, and contain a seed up to 15 mm in diameter.

Cultivation

This palm prefers a sunny, well drained, and moist location.

Common names

  • Alakaʻi Swamp pritchardia
  • Alakaʻi loulu

Synonyms

  • Pritchardia eriophora

References

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  • Palm and Cycad Society of Australia Pritchardia minor, accessed 28 April 2008.
  • Jones, David L, 1995. Palms Throughout the World. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington DC.

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