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Pritchardia minor in life
In life — Alaka'i Swamp Pritchardia, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) David Eickhoff, some rights reserved (CC BY)
BISH 115856Botany

Pritchardia minor

Alaka'i Swamp Pritchardia

As recorded: Pritchardia minor Becc.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Arecales › Arecaceae

Collected by
Degener, O.
Collector number
Collector Number: 9722
Date
1926
Locality
Waimea Canyon
Island
Kauaʻi
Region
Hawaii, United States
Identified by
Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Record type
Preserved specimen
64 Bishop specimens of Pritchardia minor · collected 1909–2018Species page ›

Pritchardia minor observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 71 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-25.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Pritchardia minor. BISH 115856. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956289009. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/115856.

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