Pritchardia perlmanii
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Pritchardia perlmanii (Waioli Valley Pritchardia) is a species of palm
tree that is endemic to the island of Kauai
in Hawaii
, United States
. It inhabits lowland mesic forests in the Waioli Valley at an elevation of 420–850 m (1,378–2,788.7 ft). P. perlmanii reaches a height of 10 m (32.8 ft) and a trunk diameter of 30 cm (11.8 in).
Arecaceae
Arecaceae or Palmae , are a family of flowering plants, the only family in the monocot order Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known genera with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate climates...
tree that is endemic to the island of Kauai
Kauai
Kauai or Kauai, known as Tauai in the ancient Kaua'i dialect, is geologically the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. With an area of , it is the fourth largest of the main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago, and the 21st largest island in the United States. Known also as the "Garden Isle",...
in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, United States
United States
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. It inhabits lowland mesic forests in the Waioli Valley at an elevation of 420–850 m (1,378–2,788.7 ft). P. perlmanii reaches a height of 10 m (32.8 ft) and a trunk diameter of 30 cm (11.8 in).