''Pritchardia limahuliensis'', the Limahuli Valley pritchardia, is a palm native to

Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...

. It is a rare species, only discovered in 1977 by staff of the National Tropical Botanical Garden in the

Limahuli Garden and Preserve The Limahuli Garden and Preserve is a and on the north shore of Kauai island, Hawaii. It is one of the five gardens of the non-profit National Tropical Botanical Garden. Description Limahuli lies within a tropical valley covering three disti ...

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 ...

, where it is now being conserved. It is threatened by introduced

rat Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Species of rats are found throughout the order Rodentia, but stereotypical rats are found in the genus ''Rattus''. Other rat genera include ''Neotoma'' ( pack rats), ''Bandicota'' (bandicoot ...

s, which eat the seeds. It is a medium-sized palm, growing to 10 m tall, with palmate (fan-shaped) leaves.

References

National Tropical Botanical Garden: ''Pritchardia limahuliensis''
limahuliensis Trees of Hawaii Endemic flora of Hawaii Biota of Kauai Critically endangered plants {{tree-stub