
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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Where documented · 19 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 44 · GBIF 2 records
Kōloa · KauaʻiiNat 7 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hanapēpē · KauaʻiiNat 7
Haʻikū · KauaʻiiNat 7
Wahiawa · KauaʻiiNat 4
Lāwai · KauaʻiiNat 3
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 2
Pāʻā · KauaʻiiNat 2
Makaweli · KauaʻiiNat 2
Hanamāʻulu · KauaʻiiNat 1
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 1
Weliweli · KauaʻiiNat 1
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 1
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 1
Kapālama · OʻahuiNat 1
Wailuku · MauiiNat 1
ʻAiea · OʻahuiNat 1
Kīpū · KauaʻiiNat 1
Kalāheo · KauaʻiiNat 1
Waimea · NiʻihauGBIF 1
