Let's See Native Hawaiian Pritchardia!

[Kailua_Krish]

2 hours ago, Xerarch said:

Is it known why this is a problem in Hawaii and not everywhere else on the planet since rats and palm coexist all over the place?  I believe rats are also suspect with regard to the extinction of the native palms of Easter island. 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4497476/

This paper had some thoughts to it

[mike in kurtistown]

Interesting article. It's what most of us have always assumed, but these researchers have gone out and done (and documented) the field work to demonstrate it.

[Kailua_Krish]

Yeah I found it interesting particularly since the research was done up the street from my house  For better or worse I have two murder cats in my yard protecting the pritchardia (no native birds at my elevation so don't worry as much about this)

[realarch]

Thanks for the link, interesting summary. 

Here's a photo of P. glabrata in the garden, which is becoming such an attractive palm. There is a 'stiff' leaf P. martii in the background, equally as attractive. 

Tim

[realarch]

Let's try that photo export once again. 

Tim

[Firepalm]

That is a beautiful Glabrata Tim!  I love it when the leaflets start to take on that "melted" look.

[Kailua_Krish]

Fosters historic P. lowreyana

 

[Kailua_Krish]

Fosters P. kaalae

[Kailua_Krish]

Pritchardia hardyi at Hoomaluhia

It seems to retain the peach colored fuzz and has a cool flowering habit. Definately a stunning small palm

[Kailua_Krish]

P. Waialealeana

Very green broad leaves. Looks more of a lime color than other pritchardias

 

[realarch]

Thanks for the photos, that P. hardyi is really attractive. 

A few more....P. martii after having the bottom leaves taken out by a hapuu trunk. 

[realarch]

P. beccariana, starting to trunk and produce viable seed. 

Tim

[Kokioula]

@krishnaraoji88 hardyi is so beautiful! The flower spikes extend beyond the leaves. It usually occurs on wet windy ridges around 3000ft. The stiff leaves sound awesome when getting rattled by gusts. 

[Kailua_Krish]

Agree completely, its such a pretty small palm. Hopefully one day I come across one to purchase!