Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_acoelorraphe_wrightii
Paurotis palm
Acoelorraphe wrightii
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About Paurotis palm
Paurotis palm (Acoelorraphe wrightii) is an introduced tree documented on Kauaʻi through cultivation records.
Kauaʻi evidence
Taxonomic identity, tree form, diagnostic morphology and island occurrence use the linked reviewed sources. Historical planting, cultivation, naturalization and invasive status are separate. Generated imagery is not occurrence evidence.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Acoelorraphe wrightii
- Common names
- Paurotis palm · Everglades palm
- Other names
- Acoelorraphe wrightii · paurotis palm · Everglades palm · Acoelorrhaphe wrightii · Copernicia wrightii · Paurotis wrightii
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- Current extent is unassessed; public locality is island level only.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Not yet assessed
- Food and resource needs
- Not yet assessed
- Reproduction
- Not yet assessed
- Shelter
- Not yet assessed
- Growth form
- Palm tree · Clustering arborescent fan palm
Threats and conservation
- Monitoring
- Not yet assessed
- Data gaps
- Current population extent and trajectory · Additional species-specific ecological and conservation sources
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not yet assessed
- Seasonal description
- Paurotis palm (Acoelorraphe wrightii) is an introduced tree documented on Kauaʻi through cultivation records.