Pritchardia kaalae
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Pritchardia kaalae is a species of palm tree
that is endemic to the western part of the island of Oahu
in Hawaii
. It grows near springs
in the dry forests
on the Waianae Range
at elevations up to 2500 feet (762 m). This slow growing species reaches a height of 25 feet (7.6 m), with a trunk diameter of 1 foot (0.3048 m). As of 1998 there were fewer than 130 individuals remaining in the wild. This is a federally listed endangered species
of the United States.
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...
that is endemic to the western part of the island of Oahu
Oahu
Oahu or Oahu , known as "The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islands in the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital Honolulu is located on the southeast coast...
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...
. It grows near springs
Spring (hydrosphere)
A spring—also known as a rising or resurgence—is a component of the hydrosphere. Specifically, it is any natural situation where water flows to the surface of the earth from underground...
in the dry forests
Hawaiian tropical dry forests
The Hawaiian tropical dry forests are a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion in the Hawaiian Islands. They cover an area of on the leeward side of the main islands and the summits of Niihau and Kahoolawe. These forests are either seasonal or sclerophyllous. Annual rainfall is less than and...
on the Waianae Range
Waianae Range
Waianae Range is the eroded remains of an ancient shield volcano that comprises the western half of the Hawaiian Island of Oahu...
at elevations up to 2500 feet (762 m). This slow growing species reaches a height of 25 feet (7.6 m), with a trunk diameter of 1 foot (0.3048 m). As of 1998 there were fewer than 130 individuals remaining in the wild. This is a federally listed endangered species
Endangered species
An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...
of the United States.