Mazhar Botanic Garden

Pritchardia glabrata Becc. & Rock

Hawane Loulu Nihoa

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000057
Common name: Hawane, Loulu, Nihoa
Arabic name: برتشارديا جلابراتا
Native: Endemic of Maui, Hawaii Island
Country: Hawaii Maui
(PGR): Cultivated plant

fan palm  to 2-5 m tall proximal leaf blade undulate inflorescences composed 13 panicles, shorter , flower inconspicuous, pale white to yellowish fruit globose  to ellipsoid  21-24 mm long 16-20 mm wide                                                                                                                                                        

ornamental palm. The young fruits called hāwane or wāhane are edible and can be eaten after being peeled. The flavour of fruit with the soft interior is similar to coconut.

Pritchardia remota ssp glabrata

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Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring - Summer
Zone: 9
Status: Very rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Palm
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Plant Uses: Fruits Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid

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