Pritchardia flynnii

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Figure 1. P. flynnii

Distribution & Habitat:

Growing along ridges in Kauai at around 700 metres elevation.

Description:

A medium sized palm resembling P. hardyi, it has a trunk up to 7 metres, a crown with 10-26 leaves, small leaf blades less than 1 metres long, densely covered underneath with pale brown or grey scales (see Fig 2), and smooth ovoid/ellipsoid fruits which are purple black when ripe, 14-18 mm long and 9-12 mm wide when dry.

General:

P. flynii was discovered in 1999 and described by Lorence and Gemmill in 2004.

Conservation Status:

As there are only 350 to 400 palms left in habitat, it is considered threatened.

Culture:

As yet unknown in cultivation.

Figure 2. P. flynnii showing underside of leaf and fruit.

References:

"Pritchardia flynii, a new Endemic Species from Kauai", Lorence and Gemmill, Novon 14 2004

Contributed by:

Chris King (Text).
David H. Lorence, National Tropical Botanical Garden (Figure 1&2).

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, JSTOR, Trebrown

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