Pritchardia lowreyana

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Molokaʻi Pritchardia
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Pritchardia
Species: P. lowreyana
Binomial name
Pritchardia lowreyana
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Pritchardia lowreyana, the Molokaʻi Pritchardia, is a species of fan palm that is endemic to Hawaii in the United States. It is found in mixed mesic and wet forests on the island of Molokaʻi. P. lowreyana reaches a height of 2–4 m (6.6–13.1 ft), and normally grows in gulches and on cliffs.[2]

References

  1. Gemmill, C. 1998. Pritchardia lowreyana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
  2. "Pritchardia lowreyana". The Hawaiʻi Diversity & Mapping Program. University of Hawaiʻi. Retrieved 2009-11-12. 


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