Pritchardia kaalae

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Pritchardia kaalae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Tribe: Trachycarpeae
Genus: Pritchardia
Species:
P. kaalae
Binomial name
Pritchardia kaalae

Pritchardia kaalae, also known as Waianae Range pritchardia[4] or loulu palm, is a species of palm tree that is endemic to the western part of the island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi. It grows near springs in the dry forests on the Waiʻanae Range at elevations up to 2,500 feet (760 m). This slow growing species reaches a height of 25 feet (7.6 m), with a trunk diameter of 1 foot (0.30 m).[5] In 1998 there were fewer than 130 individuals remaining in the wild.[1] This has been a federally listed endangered species of the United States[2] since 1996.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Keir, M. (2018). "Pritchardia kaalae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T38647A83787605. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T38647A83787605.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "loulu (Pritchardia kaalae)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b 61 FR 53089
  4. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pritchardia kaalae". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  5. ^ Riffle, Robert Lee; Paul Craft (2003). An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Timber Press. p. 420. ISBN 978-0-88192-558-6.