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.
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| Cheirodendron trigynum on Maui | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Aralioideae |
| Genus: | Cheirodendron Nutt. ex Seem. |
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Species
- Cheirodendron bastardianum (Decaisne) Frodin (Marquesas Islands)[1] (= C. marquesense)
- Cheirodendron dominii Kraj. Kauaʻi[2]
- Cheirodendron fauriei Hochr. (Kauaʻi)[2]
- Cheirodendron forbesii (Sherff) Lowry (Kauaʻi)[2]
- Cheirodendron platyphyllum (Hook. & Arn.) Seem. - Lapalapa (Oʻahu, Kauaʻi)[3]
- C. platyphyllum ssp. kauaiense
- C. platyphyllum ssp. platyphyllum
- Cheirodendron trigynum (Gaudich.) A.Heller (main islands of Hawaiʻi)[4]
- C. trigynum ssp. helleri
- C. trigynum ssp. trigynum
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References
- 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.
- "olapa, lapa, lapalapa". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Lapalapa" (PDF). United States Forest Service. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "ʻŌlapa, common cheirodendron" (PDF). United States Forest Service. Cite journal requires
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External links
- "ʻŌlapa". Native Hawaiian Plants. Kapiʻolani Community College. Archived from the original on 2009-09-18.
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