Pritchardia remota
endemicArecaceae

Pritchardia remota

loulu · loulu

Endemic palm, one of 22+ Pritchardia species in Hawaiʻi. Most species are critically endangered; seed predation by introduced rats is a primary threat.

Pritchardia remota, the Nihoa pritchardia, Nihoa fan palm, or Loulu, is a species of palm endemic on the island of Nihoa, Hawaiʻi, and later transplanted to the island of Laysan. It is a smaller tree than most other species of Pritchardia, typically reaching only 4–5 metres (13–16 ft) tall and with a trunk diameter of 15 centimetres (5.9 in). It is the only type of tree on the island and used to be abundant. In 1885 a wildfire...

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