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Waianae Range pritchardia or loulu palm

Pritchardia kaalae

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Pritchardia kaalae, also known as Waianae Range pritchardia 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). In 1998 there were fewer than 130 individuals remaining in the wild. This has been a federally listed endangered species of the United States since 1996.

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Family
Arecaceae

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
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Name
Pritchardia kaalae
Slug
pritchardia-kaalae
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Pritchardia
Species
kaalae
Wikidata QID
Q5489479
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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