Pritchardia minor

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Figure 1. P. minor

Synonymy:

P. eriophora

Conservation Status:

Not endangered

Distribution & Habitat:

Wet forest in the centre of Kauai.

Description:

These are actually medium to large palms, 6-12 metres high, with trunk around 100 mm in diameter. (Fig 2). The leaves are smooth on the top surface, but slightly waxy and very lightly covered with grey-yellowish felt on the lower side. The fruits are ovoid, approximately 20 x 18 mm and the seed is 13-15 mm in diameter (Fig. 3).

General:

Beccari had described P. eriophora and P. minor as separate species, but they are so similar they have beed reduced to the same species name.

Culture:

Sunny, moist, but well drained position.

Figure 2. P. minor in habitat.

Figure 3. P. minor infructescence.

Contributed by:

Chris King (Text)
K.R. Wood (Figure 1,2&3)

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, eMonocot, JSTOR, Trebrown

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