Cheirodendron trigynum

Cheirodendron trigynum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Araliaceae
Genus:	Cheirodendron
Species:	C. trigynum
Binomial name
Cheirodendron trigynum (Gaudich.) Heller

Cheirodendron trigynum, also known as ʻŌlapa or Common Cheirodendron, is a species of flowering plant in the ginseng family, Araliaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is a medium-sized tree, reaching a height of 12–15 m (39–49 ft) and a trunk diameter of 0.6 m (2.0 ft).^[1] ʻŌlapa inhabits mixed mesic and wet forests at elevations of 310–2,190 m (1,020–7,190 ft) on all main islands, where it is an abundant understory epiphyte.^[2]

References

1. ^ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989) (PDF). ʻŌlapa, common cheirodendron. United States Forest Service. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/trees/CommonTreesHI/CFT_Cheirodendron_trigynum.pdf. 
2. ^ "Cheirodendron trigynum (Gaud.) A. Heller". Plants of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. University of Hawaii. http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/bridges/bigisland/species/chetri.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-18. 

External links

Media related to Cheirodendron trigynum 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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