Palms   Pritchardia schattaueri

Synonymy: None Conservation Status: Remnant population now growing in cleared grazing land, but with little regeneration occurring. Endemic to a small area, low number of individuals, therefore very rare and endangered. Distribution & Habitat: 12 individual palms in 2 groups near Kona, Hawai'i, in lowland rainforest on gently sloping rocky soils, rainfall 2000mm. Description: A tall forest palm similar to P. beccariana , it has a slender trunk 30-40 metres, 30cm in diameter a spherical crown with about 30 leaves, petioles densely tawn woolly below, leaf bladesgreen above and dotted underneath with minute pale brown scales, variable globose to obovoid fruits, brown-black with brown spots when ripe, 30-50 mm long and 30-40 mm wide. General: Discovered in 1960 by George Schattauer,while clearing land. Culture: Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Probably the fastest growing of all Pritchardias.

Figure 1. P. schattaueri in habitat.

Figure 2. P. schattaueri sapling

Reference:
1.	P. schattaueri Hodel, A new Pritchardia from South Kona, Hawaii, D Hodel, Hodel, Principes 29(1) pp31-34

Contributed by:	Chris King (Text).
	Allan Bredeson (Figure 1&2).

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