| Pritchardia pacifica | |
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| Pritchardia pacifica in Mumbai, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Tribe: | Trachycarpeae |
| Genus: | Pritchardia |
| Species: | P. pacifica
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| Binomial name | |
| Pritchardia pacifica | |
Pritchardia pacifica, the Fiji fan palm,[1] or piu,[2] is a species of palm tree in the genus Pritchardia [1] that is native to Tonga. It is also found in Fiji, Samoa, and the north-eastern part of India (especially in the tribal areas of Arunachal Pradesh, where people use it as thatched roofing), and the Marquesas. However, these populations are likely to be human introductions.[3][4][5][6]
This species is found in tropical dry forests.[5]
- ^ a b Riffle, Robert Lee; Paul Craft (2003). An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Timber Press. p. 422. ISBN 978-0-88192-558-6.
- ^ "Piu". Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden. Benton Family Trust. 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ Hodel, Donald (2012). Loulu: The Hawaiian palm. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. pp. 1, 14, 73, 171–173. ISBN 978-0824835675.
- ^ Hodel, Donald (14 December 2007). "A Review of the Genus Pritchardia". Palms. 51 (Supplement).
- ^ a b Details - Flora Vitiensis nova : a new Flora of Fiji (spermatophytes only) / Albert C. Smith. - Biodiversity Heritage Library. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden. 1979. ISBN 9780915809226. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii, rev. ed". www.uhpress.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-13.