Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Pritchardia perlmanii
Collector Name:
K. R. Wood
Collection Date:
December 16, 1999
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
District:
Hanalei District
Locality:
Lumahai, very back of valley, above 1600 ft falls.
Plant Description:
3.5 m tall, 15 cm dbh, medium brown with moss, 12-15 leaves dark green above, silver-whitish lepidia below, with mature and immature fruit, ca 10 trees around site [at this point I estimate 100 above 1600 ft falls
Habitat:
Metrosideros lowland wet forest.
Associated Species:
w/ Antidesma platyphyllum var. hillebrandii, Syzygium sandwicensis, Cheirodendron platyphyllum, Ilex anomala. Understory: Dubautia knudsenii, Psychotria mariniana, P. hexandra, Psychotria wawrae, Hedyotis terminalis, Meli, Diplazium sandwichianum , Dicranopteris linearis, Sadleria spp. Cibotium spp.
Comments:
Based on field book, collection date changed from 12/17/1999 to 12/16/1999 - 23 November Tim Flynn K. R. Wood Accession Data NTBG
Project: Lumahai [KSBE]
Date: 16--18 Dec 1999
Island: Kaua'i
Origin: Lumahai: very back of valley; above 1600 ft falls
22° 06. N 159° 30. W
Elevation: 2000--2080 ft
Species Name: Pritchardia perlmanii
Collector #: K. R. Wood 8091
Individual Tag: no
Co-Collectors: M. Query
Photo: yes
Seed/Cuttings/Other: seed [ten]
Description of Plant: 3.5 m tall; 15 cm diameter at base; caudex medium brown with moss; 12--15 leaves per crown; leaves dark green above, below with silver-white lepidia
DBH: 15 cm
Flowers: perfect
Substrate: brown soil with gray, silty clay
Aspect: north
Slope: moderate [10 °]
Closure: 50 % of the day in direct sun [potentially]
Moisture: wet
Topography: ridges and drainages
Phenology: mature and immature fruit
Vigor: normal
Frequency: ca 10 trees around site [at this point I estimate 100 above 1600 ft falls
Population Structure: Mature: 10 Immature: 0 Seedling: 0
Population Area: 1000 sq m
Natural Community: Metrosideros lowland wet forest
Associated Species: Canopy: Antidesma platyphyllum var. hillebrandii, Syzygium sandwicensis, Cheirodendron platyphyllum, Ilex anomala
Understory: Dubautia knudsenii, Psychotria mariniana, P. hexandra, Psychotria wawrae, Hedyotis terminalis, Melicope spp.
Ground Cover: Diplazium sandwichianum , Dicranopteris linearis, Sadleria spp. Cibotium spp,
Major Threats: goats, pigs, rats, landslides, Sphaeropteris cooperi, Mariscus meyenianus, Juncus planifolius, Schizachyrium condensatum, Setaria gracilis, Erigeron karvinskianus, Pluchea symphytifolia, Clidemia hirta, Melastoma candidum, Rubus rosifolius
Comments: ca 100 above 1600 ft falls
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023
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