''Pritchardia hardy'', the Makaleha pritchardia, is a species of

palm tree The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...

that is endemic to moist forests on the island of

Kauai Kauai, () anglicized as Kauai ( ), is geologically the second-oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands (after Niʻihau). With an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km2), it is the fourth-largest of these islands and the 21st largest island ...

at elevations below . The trunk of this fast-growing species reaches a height of , with a diameter of . Its

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are in length. In 1998 only 30 individuals remained in the wild along a single trail on Kauai. This is a federally listed

endangered species An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and inv ...

of the United States. Pritchardia hardyi (5249527209)

References

hardyi Trees of Hawaii Endemic flora of Hawaii Biota of Kauai Critically endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{tree-stub