Pritchardia lanigera
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. lanigera
Binomial name
Pritchardia lanigera

Pritchardia lanigera, the lo'ulu,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae 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.

References

  1. Gemmill, C. (1998). "Pritchardia lanigera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T38648A10141682. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38648A10141682.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pritchardia lanigera". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  3. "Pritchardia lanigera". The Hawaiʻi Diversity & Mapping Program. University of Hawaiʻi. Archived from the original on 2009-09-18. 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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