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Lo`ulu (Pritchardia napaliensis)

Pritchardia napaliensis, Kauai. Photo Credit: National Tropical Botanical Garden

Global Rank: T1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Endangered
Family: Arecaceae
State: HI
Nature Serve ID: 136143
Lifeform: Tree
Categories of Interest: Palms
Date Inducted in National Collection: 03/05/1993

Description:

small palm

Where is Lo`ulu (Pritchardia napaliensis) located in the wild?

Habitat:

typically grows in a wide variety of habitats ranging from lowland dry to mesic forests to montane wet forests

Distribution:

States & Provinces:

Lo`ulu can be found in Hawaii

Which CPC Partners conserve Lo`ulu (Pritchardia napaliensis)?

National Tropical Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

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

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Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

Endemic to northwestern portion of the island of Kauai, Hawaii. Currently known from 3 occurrences, with a total of fewer than 100 plants. Threats to the species include goats, pigs, rats and alien plants.

01/01/2010

habitat degradation and/or grazing by goats and pigs seed predation by rats competition with alien plants possible risk of extinction from naturally occurring events and/or reduced productive vigor due to the small number of remaining populations

01/01/2010

1 known population of < 100 individuals known from three locations on the island of Kauai on State owned land