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Pritchardia lanigera

(Lo'ulu, Pritchardia)

Overview

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Endangered

Threat status

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Lo'ulu, Pritchardia

Description

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Physical Description

Habit: Tree

Flowers: Bloom Period: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

Size/Age/Growth

Size: 15-20' tall.

Habitat

Ecology: This small palm tree occurs in dense rainforest on a flat, boggy plateau between 1,000 and 2,000 m. (Ref. 91135)

Biology

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Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Culture: Space 4-6' apart.

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Sun to Partial Shade.

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

Taxonomy

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Unambiguous Synonyms

  1. Pritchardia eriostachya Becc.
  2. Pritchardia montis-kea Rock

Notes

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

Place of publication : Malesia 3:298. 1890

Name verified on 02-Sep-1999 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Pritchardia

There are approximately 42 species in this genus:

P. affinis (Hawai'i Pritchardia) · P. arecina (Maui Pritchardia) · P. aurea · P. aylmer-robinsonii · P. aylmer-robinsonii aylmer-robinsonii · P. beccariana (Kilauea Pritchardia) · P. elliptica · P. eriostachys · P. flynnii · P. forbesiana (Pritchardia) · P. glabrata · P. grandis · P. hardyi (Makaleha Pritchardia) · P. hillebrandi · P. hillebrandii (Lo'ulu Lelo) · P. kaalae (Loulu) · P. lanaiensis (Lanai Pritchardia) · P. lanigera (Lo'ulu) · P. limahuliensis · P. lowreyana (Molokai Pritchardia) · P. maideniana (Pritchardia) · P. martidoides · P. martii (Koolau Range Pritchardia) · P. minor (Alakai Swamp Pritchardia) · P. mitiaroana · P. munroi (Kamalo Pritchardia) · P. munroii · P. napaliensis · P. pacifica (Fiji Fan Palm) · P. pericularum · P. perlmanii · P. remota (Loulu) · P. robusta · P. schattaueri (Lands of Papa Pritchardia) · P. thurstoni · P. thurstonii (Pritchardia) · P. viscosa (Loulu) · P. vuylstekeana (Pritchardia) · P. wadauensis · P. waialealeana (Poleline Pritchardia) · P. woodfordiana (Pritchardia) · P. wrightii

Bibliography

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More Info

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 06, 2007:

Identifiers

Last Revised: 2008-10-27