Cheirodendron
| Cheirodendron | |
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| Cheirodendron trigynum on Maui | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Aralioideae |
| Genus: | Cheirodendron Nutt. ex Seem. |
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Cheirodendron is a genus of flowering plant in the ivy 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.
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. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- 1 2 3 "olapa, lapa, lapalapa". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ↑ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Lapalapa" (PDF). United States Forest Service.
- ↑ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "ʻŌlapa, common cheirodendron" (PDF). United States Forest Service.
External links
- "ʻŌlapa". Native Hawaiian Plants. Kapiʻolani Community College.
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