Difference between revisions of "Pritchardia glabrata"

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Pronunciation: prih-CHAR-dee-uh gluh-BRA-tuh

Common Name: Smooth Loulu Palm

Pritchardia glabrata is one of the more ornamental of Pritchardias and grown far too rarely in California. It is one of the shortest of the Pritchardia but has large, deep green, flat leaves with nicely drooping leaflets at their tips. Often sold and grown under synonym Pritchardia lanaiensis.

Synonym: Pritchardia lanaiensis

Appearance and Biology

Habit: solitary with a crown of 8-10 fan leaves
Height: 6' estimate
Trunk: single; 8"-10" thick; often covered with leaf bases in California
Crownshaft: none
Spread: 10'
Leaf Description: palmate; heavily pleated; deep green; divided up to 1/2 their length; semicircular; leaflets drooping at the tips; 5' long (blade 3' long)
Petiole/Leaf bases: 2' long; unarmed; un-split leaf bases
Reproduction: monoecious
Inflorescence: 3'-5' long; from within leaves
Fruit: spherical to ovoid; 1.2" long; black when ripe

Horticultural Characteristics

Minimum Temp: 29F
Drought Tolerance: moderate
Dry Heat Tolerance: moderate
Cool Tolerance: low to moderate
Wind Tolerance: low
Salt Tolerance: unknown
Growth Rate: very slow to slow
Soil Preference: adaptable but prefers moist and well draining
Light Requirement: shade to filtered sun
Human Hazards: none
Disease or Horticultural Problems: none
Transplants?: unknown
Indoor?: unknown
Availability: rare to very rare

San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California
seedling in San Fernando Valley
8 year old plant, Los Angeles
seedling in San Fernando Valley
Hawaii
Ho'Olamuhia Botanical gardens, Oahu, Hawaii
Lundkvist estate, Hawaii
Lunkdvist garden
unripe fruit in Hawaii
frost damage at about 28F in Los Angeles

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+File:Pritchardia lanaiensis update summer 09.JPG|San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California
+File:Pritchardia laniensis update.JPG|seedling in San Fernando Valley
+File:Pritchardia lanaiensis trimmed 7-11.JPG|8 year old plant, Los Angeles
+File:Pritchardia lanaiensis (2).JPG|seedling in San Fernando Valley
+File:Pritchardia glabrata 1.JPG|Hawaii
+File:Pritchardia glabrata 2.JPG|Ho'Olamuhia Botanical gardens, Oahu, Hawaii
+File:Pritchardia glabrata Bo.JPG|Lundkvist estate, Hawaii
+File:Pritchardia glabrata L.jpg|Lunkdvist garden
+File:Pritchardia glabrata seed L.jpg|unripe fruit in Hawaii
+File:Pritchardia leaf frost damage.JPG|frost damage at about 28F in Los Angeles
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Difference between revisions of "Pritchardia glabrata"

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Latest revision as of 08:33, 30 August 2015