Pritchardia lanigera
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| Pritchardia lanigera | |
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| Conservation status | |
| 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 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[2] from sea level to 3,000 ft (910 m).[3]P. lanigera reaches a height of 5 m (16 ft) and a trunk diameter of 30–50 cm (12–20 in).[4] It is threatened by habitat loss.
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References
- ↑ Gemmill, C. 1998. Pritchardia lanigera. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
- ↑ "Pritchardia lanigera". The Hawaiʻi Diversity & Mapping Program. University of Hawaiʻi. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ↑ Riffle, Robert Lee; Paul Craft (2003). An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Timber Press. p. 421. ISBN 978-0-88192-558-6.
- ↑ "Pritchardia lanigera". Flora of the Hawaiian Islands. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
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