Pritchardia affinis (Hawai'i Pritchardia)

Overview

Critically Endangered

Common Names

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Common Names in Chinese:

Bo Li Cha De Zong *, Bu Shi Lü

Common Names in English:

Hawai'i Pritchardia, Kona Palm, Loulu, Loulu (Hawaii), Loulu Palm, Pritchardia

Description

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Physical Description

Habit: Tree

Size/Age/Growth

Size: 15-20' tall.

Habitat

Ecology: This tree is scattered in lowland open forest on the leeward coast and in inland gulches. (Ref. 94541)

Biology

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Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Culture: Space 6-8' apart.

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 9b, 10a, 10b, 11. (map)

Taxonomy

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Kingdom: Plantae () - Plants
- Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Vascular Plants
  - Class: Liliopsida ()
    - Order: Arecales ()
      - Family: Noctuoidea ()
        Subfamily: Coryphoideae ()
        Tribe: Corypheae ()
        Genus: Pritchardia () - Seem. and H.Wendl.
        Specific epithet: affinis - Becc.
        Botanical name: - Pritchardia affinis Becc.

Unambiguous Synonyms

Pritchardia affinis var. gracilis Becc.
Pritchardia affinis var. halophila Becc.
Pritchardia affinis var. rhopalocarpa Becc.

Notes

A tentatively accepted name in the RHS Horticultural Database.

Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Place of publication : Mem. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 8(1):37. 1921

Name verified on 07-Nov-1985 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 15-Mar-2000

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Pritchardia

There are approximately 42 species in this genus:

Bibliography

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Beccari, O. ; Rock, J.F. 1921. A monographic study of the genus Pritchardia. Mem. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 8: 1-77.
Bornhorst, H.L. 1995 Sunday, September 24, 1995. Grows best where seed comes from the same area. The Honolulu Advertiser; Honolulu, HI.
Hodel, D.R. 1980. Notes on Pritchardia in Hawaii. Princeps. 24, 2: 65-81.
Johnson, D. et al. 1997. Completed data collection forms for palms.
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. (L US Can ed2)
Moore, H. E., Jr. 1963. An annotated checklist of cultivated palms. Principes 7:159.
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) - on-line resource. (Pl Names)
St. John, H. 1973. List and summary of the flowering plants in the Hawaiian islands. (L Hawaii)
USFWS. 1994. Determination of Endangered or Threatened Status for 21 Plants from the Island of Hawaii, State of Hawaii. Federal Register. 59, 43: 10305-10325.
USFWS. 1996. Big Island Plant Cluster Recovery Plan. Portland, Oregon: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. p.202 +.
USFWS. 2002. Designations of Critical Habitat for Plant Species From the Island of Hawaii, Hawaii. Federal Register. 67, 102: 36968-37016.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Species Information: threatened and endangered animals and plants - on-line resource. (US Fish & Wildl List)
Wagner, W. L. et al. 1990. Manual of the flowering plants of Hawai'i. (F Hawaii)
Wagner, W. L. et al. 1999. Hawaiian vascular plants at risk:1999. Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 60:53.
Wagner, W.L.; Bruegmann, M.M.; Herbst, D.R; Lau, J.Q.C. 1999. Hawaiian Vascular Plants at Risk: 1999. Honolulu, HI: Bishop Museum Press Honolulu.
Yoshinaga, Alan. (2002). Seed storage characteristics of Hawaiian species. [Web site] University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96848. http://www.hawaii.edu/scb/seed/seedtabl.html. Accessed: 2002.

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Gemmill, C. 1998. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 06, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 30, 2008)
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 06, 2007:

USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2662208
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Kew-165518
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13754440
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:669251-1
GRIN Nomen Number: 29734

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 42462
IUCN ID: 38641
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Identifier: Q38B
U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: PRAFR
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 58161