Endemic Indigenous Polynesian
Introduced Introduced *endangered
species
Ka'oleioku Fruits Stem Whole
Plant Leaves
There 3 manila palms
in front of Kaiona. There are 18 palms to the right of
Kalama. There are
15 between Ka'oleioku and Lili'uokalani.
The palm is found in
various areas among Hawaii. It's
environment is places with sun, water, good dry soil,
and cool temperatures with some shade.
This plant
is introduced to Hawaii, it's native to the Philippines.
The fruit is used for decoration.
This site contains a load
of pictures of many trees, shrubs, palms, and more! This site contains basic
information on the manilla palm.
Flori Data.
3 March, 2003.Jack. March 6,2003<http://www.floridata.com/main_
fr.cfm?state=ref_master&viewsrc =lists/typelist.cfm?PlantType=3> Gibbons, Martin.
Palms. Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books, 1993. Kepler, Angela
K. Trees of Hawaii. Hawaii:University of Hawaii
Press, 1990. Tropilab
Inc. 7 March, 2000. Tropilab. 6 March 2003<http://www.tropilab.com/index/html> Veitchia Merrillii,
Oct. 1994. Edward F. Gilman,Dennis G. Watson. 10 March
2003 <http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/trees/VEIMERA.pdf>
Christmas palm, Manila palm
None
Veitchia merrillii
Cultivation:
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