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Pritchardia arecina
(Arecaceae)

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HEAR CLOSING      HEAR CLOSING      HEAR CLOSING

A message from Dr. David Duffy, Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit (PCSU), University of Hawaii (posted 05 November 2012):

Because of a lack of funds, HEAR (www.hear.org) may close as soon as December 15, although there may be enough funds to extend it until February 15. This will mean several things. The web site will be placed on a new server although it is not clear who will pay for the server or for transitioning the site. HEAR data will not be updated. The Pacific Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) (http://www.hear.org/pier/abtproj.htm) site will also become frozen, as will numerous books, reports and papers (http://www.hear.org/). As software evolves we will likely lose the ability to access the data. The various list servers will need new owners, otherwise moderated lists will cease to function altogether, while other lists will not be able to add or delete members. The photo collection (http://www.hear.org/starr/images/?o=plants) will remain accessible, but only through a third party site that will charge for access.

I should point out that we have already lost the original homes of both the Pacific Basin Information Node (PBIN) and Pacific Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) although they have found temporary refuges. Together with HEAR, they represent the corporate memory both here in Hawaii and across the Pacific of efforts to sustain our natural ecosystems and agriculture against problems caused by species alien to the islands. HEAR also serves as the glue that holds the community together, providing information and facilitating communication. I just hope hindsight is kind to this decision.

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Species description or overview

Pritchardia arecina information from Native Plants Hawaii
Information about Pritchardia arecina--including details regarding plant, flower, and leaf characteristics; pests and diseases; growth requirements; and environment--is provided by Native Plants Hawaii.


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Pritchardia arecina
Nomenclatural information about Pritchardia arecina is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Pritchardia arecina information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Pritchardia arecina--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Pritchardia arecina information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Pritchardia arecina, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Pritchardia arecina
Nomenclatural information about Pritchardia arecina is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


Cultivation & propagation

Pritchardia arecina information from Native Plants Hawaii
Information about Pritchardia arecina--including details regarding plant, flower, and leaf characteristics; pests and diseases; growth requirements; and environment--is provided by Native Plants Hawaii.


Images

Images of Pritchardia arecina (Arecaceae) (loulu)
Links to high-resolution free images of Pritchardia arecina (Arecaceae) (loulu) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Pritchardia arecina information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Pritchardia arecina in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Pritchardia arecina images from Native Plants Hawaii
Images of Pritchardia arecina are provided on the Native Plants Hawaii website.

Pritchardia arecina images by Jupiter Nielsen
Images of Pritchardia arecina are provided online by Maui artist/photographer Jupiter Nielsen.


Distribution

Pritchardia arecina information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Pritchardia arecina in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Pritchardia arecina information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Pritchardia arecina--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.


Full-text articles

Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest
Medeiros, A.C. 2004. Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.


Other resources

Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest
After rain forest of Haleakala National Park was fenced in the late 1980s, native vegetation responded vigorously yet three problematic plant invaders (Clidemia hirta, Hedychium gardnerianum, and Psidium cattleianum) continued to spread unabated and became of great concern to Park managers. This contribution provides a quantitative assessment of crucial life history junctures (quantitative phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal, seed predation, seedling establishment) to assist Haleakala NP and other managers of Hawaiian rain forests. It also provides detailed information for potentially identifying key characteristics in prevention, rapid response, and prioritization of incoming invasive species. (This document is the 2004 Ph.D. dissertation of Dr. Arthur C. Medeiros for the Department of Zoology at the University of Hawaii.)


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The Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) is currently funded by grants from the Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation and the U.S. Forest Service with support from PCSU (UH Manoa). Historically, HEAR has also received funding and/or support from the Pacific Basin Information Node (PBIN) of the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII), PIERC (USGS), the USFWS, HCSU (UH Hilo), and HALE (NPS).

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