File:Pritchardia minor (5188477108).jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file(2,272 × 1,704 pixels, file size: 2.62 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

[edit]
Description

Loulu or Alakai Swamp pritchardia Arecaceae Endemic to the Hawaiiian islands (Kauaʻi only) Oʻahu (Cultivated)

Loulu, pronounced low-loo, means "umbrella," because the leaves were formerly used as protection from rain or sun.

The fruits, called hāwane or wāhane, were peeled and eaten by early Hawaiians. They collected young fruits. The flavor of young fruit with the soft interior is similar to coconut. The trunks loulu were notched for climbing to gather the immature fruits and fronds. Older specimens still bear notches that can be seen today.

The fronds, or leaves, called lau hāwane were used by the early Hawaiians for thatching and more recently as plaiting such as papale (hats) and fans.

NPH00003

nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Pritchardia_minor
Date
Source Pritchardia minor
Author David Eickhoff from Hawaiʻi, USA

Licensing

[edit]
w:en:Creative Commons
attribution
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
This image was originally posted to Flickr by D.Eickhoff at https://flickr.com/photos/50823119@N08/5188477108. It was reviewed on 12 March 2016 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

12 March 2016

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current21:26, 12 March 2016Thumbnail for version as of 21:26, 12 March 20162,272 × 1,704 (2.62 MB)Josve05a (talk | contribs)Transferred from Flickr via Flickr2Commons

There are no pages that use this file.

Metadata