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Hydriastele palauensis

(Becc.) W.J.Baker & Loo (2004)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Hydriastele

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Kew Bull. 59: 66 (2004)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Hydriastele palauensis Koloa, Kalaheo, NTBG, 3530 Papalina Rd. Preserved_Specimen 1.5 m x 15-20 cm trunk; glaucous crownshaft 1.5 m; blade 1.5-2 m; 30-34 pairs of pinnae; inflorescence infra-foliar; rachillae white, stiff, erect-spreading; flower white; fruit ellipsoid, 10 x 4-5 mm, pinkish white Lorence, D.H. 9530 Kauai BISH 2006-10-27
2 Hydriastele palauensis Koloa District: National Tropical Botanical Garden Headquarters at 3530 Papalina Road, Kalaheo, along west end of Education Center Cultivated area. Preserved_Specimen Palm with solitary trunk 4 m x 15 cm, crownshaft light green, sheath, furfuraceous, lvs 14; petiole 40 cm, blade 1.75 m, pinnae 30 prs, to 75 cm long, 2 cm wide. Infl. infrafoliar, prophylls 2, branches whitish, male flrs white, female buds white. Fruits ellipsoid, beige, seed brown. Lorence, D.H. 10876 Kauai BISH 2022-02-23
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