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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)?

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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

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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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