Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_pritchardia_waialealeana
Loulu
Pritchardia waialealeana
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About Loulu
Loulu (Pritchardia waialealeana) is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and recorded on Kauaʻi.
Kauaʻi evidence
Taxonomic identity, tree form, diagnostic morphology and island occurrence use the linked reviewed sources. Historical planting, cultivation, naturalization and invasive status are separate. Generated imagery is not occurrence evidence.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Pritchardia waialealeana
- Common names
- Loulu palm · Loulu
- Hawaiian names
- Loulu · Hāwane · Wāhane
- Other names
- Pritchardia waialealeana · Loulu · Loulu palm · Hāwane · Wāhane
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- Current extent is unassessed; public locality is island level only.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Not yet assessed
- Food and resource needs
- Not yet assessed
- Reproduction
- Not yet assessed
- Shelter
- Not yet assessed
- Growth form
- Palm tree
Threats and conservation
- Monitoring
- Not yet assessed
- Data gaps
- Current population extent and trajectory · Additional species-specific ecological and conservation sources
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not yet assessed
- Seasonal description
- Loulu (Pritchardia waialealeana) is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and recorded on Kauaʻi.