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Munro's Pritchardia (Pritchardia munroi)

This shot shows the rare palm. Photo Credit: Nellie Sugii
  • Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
  • Legal Status: Federally Endangered
  • Family: Arecaceae
  • State: HI
  • Nature Serve ID: 129605
  • Lifeform: Tree
  • Categories of Interest: Palms
  • Date Inducted in National Collection: 02/10/1987
Description:

Pritchardia munroi is a member of the palm family (Araecaceae). It is a tree up to 4 to 5 meters tall with drooping leaves that are deeply divided into segments. It was discovered in 1920 by Joseph F. Rock on the island of Moloka`i in Hawai`i and named it after James Munro, manager of Moloka`i Ranch. The two remaining individuals on Moloka`i grow near the base of a small ravine in East Moloka`i above Kamalo and Kapuaoko`olau.

Where is Munro's Pritchardia (Pritchardia munroi) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Grows near the base of a small ravine in remnant dry to mesic forest (USFWS 1996).

Distribution:

Moloka`i- Kamalo and near or at Kapuako`olau (USFWS 1996) and (Wagner et al. 1999).

States & Provinces:

Munro's Pritchardia can be found in Hawaii

Which CPC Partners conserve Munro's Pritchardia (Pritchardia munroi)?

  • Waimea Arboretum Foundation

    Sponsored
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    Silver Sponsor

    World Wildlife Fund - U.S.

    Cooke Foundation, Limited

    Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

    Assigned 06/09/17

  • San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

    Not Sponsored
    Assigned 06/19/17

  • Harold L. Lyon Arboretum

    Not Sponsored
    Assigned 07/24/23
    • CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

    Conservation Actions

    • 09/23/2020
      • Propagation Research

    Propagation through seed has produced approximately 22 seedlings ex situ (USFWS 1996).

    Nature Serve Biotics
    • 05/02/2017

    This species has been recorded only from a small area on the leeward side of East Molokai. Only one tree remains in the wild. There are additional individuals in cultivation. The plant and its habitat are threatened by alien plants, pigs, deer, and goats. Rats are known to eat the fruits of this species. Fire is a potential threat to the plant.

    David Orr
    • 01/01/2010

    Ungulates (axis deer, goats, and pigs). Habitat degradation. Fire. Rats. Stochastic events. Weeds. Possibly invertebrates. (USFWS 1996, 2001)

    David Orr
    • 01/01/2010

    Moloka`i- 1 population, 2 individuals (USFWS 1996, 2001).

    David Orr
    • 01/01/2010

    Propagation through seed has produced approximately 22 seedlings ex situ (USFWS 1996).

    David Orr
    • 01/01/2010

    Exclosure around wild one wild individual (USFWS 1996).

    David Orr
    • 01/01/2010

    Monitoring. Fire control. Rat control. Weed control. Enlarge exclosure to protect against ungulates. Outplanting. (USFWS 1996)

    David Orr
    • 01/01/2010

    Seed banking or germplasm storage. Propagation- seed Genetic studies. Physiological studies. Establishment of more ex situ sites. (USFWS 1996)

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    Nomenclature
    Taxon Pritchardia munroi
    Authority Rock
    Family Arecaceae
    CPC Number 3636
    ITIS 42489
    USDA PRMU3
    Duration Perennial
    Common Names lo`ulu | loulu | Munro pritchardia | Kamalo pritchardia
    Associated Scientific Names Pritchardia munroi
    Distribution Moloka`i- Kamalo and near or at Kapuako`olau (USFWS 1996) and (Wagner et al. 1999).
    State Rank
    State State Rank
    Hawaii S1
    Ecological Relationships

    Photos

    This shot shows the rare palm. Photo Credit: Nellie Sugii
    Pollinators
    Common Name Name in Text Association Type Source InteractionID
    Bees
    Honey bees Apis mellifera Suspected Pollinator Floral Link
    Other
    Wind Suspected Pollinator Floral Link

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