Mazhar Botanic Garden

Pritchardia hillebrandii Becc

Molokai Fan Palm Loulu Lolo Palm

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000058
Common name: Molokai Fan Palm, Loulu Lolo Palm
English name: Molokai Fan Palm
Arabic name: برتشارديا هيلبرنتيانا
Native: Endemic of Maui, Hawaii Islands
Country: Hawaii Maui
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Solitary palms, trunk 5-7 m tall, 25 cm in diameter leaves costa palmate grayish green on both surfaces inflorescences are about as long as the petioles fruit globose 25 cm, shiny brown or black

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.

Washingtonia hillebrandii (Becc) Kuntze

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Texture: Clay Loam
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Partial shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring - Summer
Zone: 10 : 11
pH range: 5.5- 7.0
Status: Endangered
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Palm
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid

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