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NTBG Plant Name:
Heterospathe elata
Barcode:
PTBG1000041250
Specimen ID:
066048
Collector ID:
055
Collector Name:
Melany H. Chapin
Collection Date:
October 1, 1999
Herbarium Name:
PTBG
Other Herbarium:
K
Observers:
J. Dransfield, S. Dransfield, L. Manoi, A. Vernon
Region:
Hawaii
Country:
US
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Island:
Kauai
State:
HI
County:
Kauai County
District:
Koloa District
Locality:
NTBG, Lawai Valley, Big Valley Section, near Stillwater Dam.
Plant Category:
monocot
Plant Description:
NTBG #721020.001. Ele 100 ft/ 30 m. Solitary tree ca. 8 m ht. with 14 lvs in crown, infloresce interfoliar in various stages from flowers to imm. fr., mat. fr. Fruit globose, 8 mm in diameter, white ripening to red. Leaves with 72 pair of pinnae, 350 cm length, pinnae in middle of leaf ca. 75 cm x 4.5 cm. Leaves green, paler beneath. DBH 18 cm. This plant was grown fr seed obtained from the International Palm Society.
From Accession #:
721020.001
Habitat:
Cultivated.
Date of Last Update:
June 24, 2025