Cheirodendron

Cheirodendron is a genus of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae. All six species in the genus are endemic to Polynesia. The five Hawaiian species are generally called ʻōlapa, and occur in wet forests on all major islands as well as some mesic forests, such as Kipuka Puaulu.

Cheirodendron
Cheirodendron trigynum on Maui
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Subfamily: Aralioideae
Genus: Cheirodendron
Nutt. ex Seem.
Species

Species

References

  1. Florence, J. (1998). "Cheirodendron bastardianum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T35047A9908349. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35047A9908349.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. "olapa, lapa, lapalapa". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
  3. Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Lapalapa" (PDF). United States Forest Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "ʻŌlapa, common cheirodendron" (PDF). United States Forest Service. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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