Pritchardia affinis

Pritchardia affinis, the Hawaiʻi pritchardia,^[3] is a species of palm tree that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Wild populations currently exist on the leeward side of the Island of Hawaiʻi. It was most likely cultivated by Native Hawaiians, its exact native range is uncertain. P. affinis reaches a height of 10–25 m (33–82 ft).^[4] It is threatened by pests such as rats and pigs, which damage trees and eat the seeds before they can grow. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. The fruit of Pritchardia affinis was reportedly the preferred food of the now-extinct ula-ai-hawane—a niche that has been seemingly filled by the introduced lavender waxbill.^{[citation needed]}

Sample shown in the US Botanic Garden.

Pritchardia affinis
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Tribe:	Trachycarpeae
Genus:	Pritchardia
Species:	P. affinis
Binomial name
Pritchardia affinis Becc.[2]