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Pritchardia affinis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Arecaceae

Scientific name
  
Pritchardia affinis

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Arecales

Genus
  
Pritchardia

Higher classification
  
Pritchardia

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Similar
  
Pritchardia, Palm trees, Pritchardia remota, Pritchardia schattaueri, Pritchardia munroi

Pritchardia affinis, the Hawai'i pritchardia, is a species of palm tree that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Wild populations currently exist on the leeward side of the Island of Hawaiʻi. It was most likely cultivated by Native Hawaiians, so its exact native range is uncertain. P. affinis reaches a height of 10–25 m (33–82 ft). It is threatened by rats and pigs, which damage the trees and eat the seeds before they can grow. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. Its fruit was reportedly the preferred food of the now-extinct ula-ai-hawane—a niche that has been seemingly filled by the introduced lavender waxbill.

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Pritchardia affinis Wikipedia