Pritchardia beccariana Rock

A slender fan palm. It grows to 18 m tall. Trunks are 20-30 cm across. The trunk has close rings. The crown is open and rounded. The leaf stalks are 1-1.5 m long. There are greyish-brown fibres at the base. The leaves are large. They are bright green and somewhat scaly underneath. The fan like leaves are divided for about 1/4 of their depth. The tips of the leaflets droop slightly. The fruit are large and shiny black. They are oval and 2.5-3.5 cm long. NB Several Pritchardia of Hawaii have edible immature fruit. See Jones, D.L., 1994, Palms throughout the World. Smithtonian Institution, Washington. p 54, 311 Also Blomberry, A. & Rodd, T., 1982, Palms. An informative practical guide. Angus & Robertson. p 148

A tropical plant. It grows in rainforest on the windward slopes up to 1200 m altitude in Hawaii. It needs a sunny position and well drained soil.

The fruit are eaten while immature.