Editing Pritchardia affinis

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[[File:Pritchardia_affinis.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''P. affinis'' growing in Port Macquarie, NSW.]]
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===Conservation Status:===
It is not considered threatened.

===Distribution & Habitat:===
Hawaii Island, found between 0-600 metres, mostly cultivated,
not found under natural conditions.

===Description:===
A variable, medium to large palm up to 25 metres high,"
petioles with pale or pinkish colored soft wool extending from
under the petiole along the segment folds.
Leaf blades cuneate, glabrous above,"covered underneath with
a few scattered scales.
Globose fruits, 24 mm diameter; seeds 16mm diameter.
The flowers and fruit are similar to P. hillebrandii, but the seeds are larger.
 
===General:===
Figure 2 shows ''P. affinis'' growing in the McBride gardens on Hawaii,
note the very upright petioles and the mass of fibrous material
at the base of the leaf crown.
Figure 3 shows the immature and mature fruit.
Originally 3 varieties were described, but these descriptions
probably took little account of the variability of the species
and even the author, Beccari was not convinced of the validity
of the varieties.

===Culture:===
Said to be slow at first then accelerates.
Seedlings germinate within 4-6 weeks and grow slowly
initially compared with ''P. hillebrandii'' or ''P. pacifica''.
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[[File:Pritchardia_affinis02.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''P. affinis'' in the McBride gardens, Hawaii.]]
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[[File:Pritchardia_affinis03.jpg|frame|Figure 3. The immature and mature fruit of ''P. affinis''.]]
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===Contributed by: ===
Chris (Text)<br/>
Mike Jamieson (Figure 1)<br/>
Greg Roulinavage (Figure 2&3)<br/>


===External Links:===
[https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Pritchardia%20affinis Kew], 
[https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/38641/0 IUCN],
[https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Pritchardia+affinis JSTOR],
[https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Pritchardia+affinis Trebrown]
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[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Pritchardia+affinis Flickr],
[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Pritchardia+affinis%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&amp;sa=Google+Search PalmTalk]
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