Pritchardia hardy, the Makaleha pritchardia, is a species of palm tree that is endemic to moist forests on the island of Kauaʻi at elevations below 2,000 feet (610 m). The trunk of this fast-growing species reaches a height of 80 feet (24 m), with a diameter of 1 foot (0.30 m). Its leaves are 3 feet (0.91 m) in length. In 1998 only 30 individuals remained in the wild along a single trail on Kauai. This is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Pritchardia hardyi being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pritchardia minor
- Pritchardia flynnii
- Pritchardia martii
- Pritchardia glabrata
- Pritchardia hillebrandii
- Pritchardia perlmanii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Arecales
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Pritchardia
- Species
- Pritchardia hardyi
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