- Cheirodendron platyphyllum
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Cheirodendron platyphyllum Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Apiales Family: Araliaceae Genus: Cheirodendron Species: C. platyphyllum Binomial name Cheirodendron platyphyllum
(Hook. & Arn.) Seem.Subspecies C. p. kauaiense (Krajina) Lowry
C. p. platyphyllum (Hook. & Arn.) Seem.[1]Cheirodendron platyphyllum, also known as Lapalapa, is a species of flowering plant in the ginseng family, Araliaceae, that is endemic to the islands of Oʻahu and Kauaʻi in Hawaii. It is a small tree, reaching a height of 8 m (26 ft) and a trunk diameter of 20 cm (7.9 in). Lapalapa inhabits wet forests and bogs at elevations of 670–1,520 m (2,200–4,990 ft).[2]
References
- ^ "Cheirodendron platyphyllum (Hook. & Arn.) Seem.". ITIS Standard Reports. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=29384. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ^ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989) (PDF). Lapalapa. United States Forest Service. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/trees/CommonTreesHI/CFT_Cheirodendron_platyphyllum.pdf.
External links
Media related to Cheirodendron platyphyllum at Wikimedia Commons
- "olapa, lapa, lapalapa". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/resultsdetailed.asp?search=olapa.
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