Pritchardia lanigera

Pritchardia lanigera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Pritchardia
Species: P. lanigera
Binomial name
Pritchardia lanigera
Becc.

Pritchardia lanigera, the lo'ulu,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family that is endemic to the island of Hawaiʻi. It inhabits ridges, gulch sides, and gentle slopes in wet forests[3] from sea level to 3,000 ft (910 m).[4]P. lanigera reaches a height of 5 m (16 ft) and a trunk diameter of 30–50 cm (12–20 in).[5] It is threatened by habitat loss.

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References

  1. Gemmill, C. 1998. Pritchardia lanigera. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. Downloaded on 08 September 2015.
  2. "Pritchardia lanigera". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. "Pritchardia lanigera". The Hawaiʻi Diversity & Mapping Program. University of Hawaiʻi. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  4. Riffle, Robert Lee; Paul Craft (2003). An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Timber Press. p. 421. ISBN 978-0-88192-558-6.
  5. "Pritchardia lanigera". Flora of the Hawaiian Islands. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2009-11-12.


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