Cheirodendron platyphyllum

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
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

  1. ↑ "Cheirodendron platyphyllum (Hook. & Arn.) Seem". ITIS Standard Reports. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
  2. ↑ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Lapalapa" (PDF). United States Forest Service.

Media related to Cheirodendron platyphyllum at Wikimedia Commons

  • "olapa, lapa, lapalapa". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02.


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