Pritchardia perlmanii

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Waiʻoli Valley Pritchardia
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Pritchardia
Species: P. perlmanii
Binomial name
Pritchardia perlmanii
Gemmill

Pritchardia perlmanii (Waiʻoli Valley Pritchardia) is a species of palm tree that is endemic to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii, United States. It inhabits lowland mesic forests in the Waiʻoli Valley at an elevation of 420–850 m (1,380–2,790 ft). P. perlmanii reaches a height of 10 m (33 ft) and a trunk diameter of 30 cm (12 in).[2]

References

  1. Gemmill, C. 1998. Pritchardia perlmanii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
  2. "Pritchardia perlmanii (Arecaceae)". Meet the Plants. National Tropical Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-11-13. 


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