Pritchardia lanigera
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Pritchardia lanigera is a species of flowering plant
in the Arecaceae
family that is endemic to the island of Hawaii
. It inhabits ridges, gulch sides, and gentle slopes in wet forests from sea level to 3000 ft (914.4 m).P. lanigera reaches a height of 5 m (16.4 ft) and a trunk diameter of 30–50 cm (11.8–19.7 in).
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the Arecaceae
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...
family that is endemic to the island of Hawaii
Hawaii (island)
The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcanic island in the North Pacific Ocean...
. It inhabits ridges, gulch sides, and gentle slopes in wet forests from sea level to 3000 ft (914.4 m).P. lanigera reaches a height of 5 m (16.4 ft) and a trunk diameter of 30–50 cm (11.8–19.7 in).
It is threatened by habitat loss.