Family Arecaceae

Palm Family

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Pritchardia martii   

Wa'ahila ridge, Oahu

KO'OLAU FAN PALM    LOULU HIWA

Endemic to wet ridges & cliffs of Oahu's Ko'olau range.  Attains height of 30 feet.

Pritchardia lowreyana   

Hoomaluhia, Kaneohe, Oahu

MOLOKA'I FAN PALM

Endemic to mesic valleys & inland cliffs of Moloka'i.  Attains height of 12 feet.

Pritchardia remota   

Koko Crater, Oahu

NIHOA FAN PALM

Endemic to Nihoa Island where about 700 remain, it is now widely cultivated in gardens.  Attains height of 15 feet.  Federally listed Endangered Species.

http://www.pacsoa.org.au/palms/Pritchardia/remota.html

HAWAII - POLYNESIAN INTRODUCTION

Cocos nucifera

Ke'ehi Park, Oahu

 

 

Midway Atoll

 

COCONUT PALM    NIU

Native to Indo-Malay region but now cultivated in the tropics worldwide.  Plant has a multitude of uses, including dried coconut meat, or copra.  Copra is still an important export from many Pacific islands.  Fresh coconut meat is eaten raw or grated to yield coconut milk.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut

CULTIVATED

Phoenix roebelenii

Kihei, Maui

 

MINIATURE or PYGMY DATE PALM

Ornamental dwarf palm native to SE Asia.  http://www.floridata.com/ref/p/phoe_roe.cfm

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