Biology:Cheirodendron
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Cheirodendron | |
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| Cheirodendron trigynum on Maui | |
Scientific classification 
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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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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.
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
References
- ↑ Florence, J. (1998). "Cheirodendron bastardianum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T35047A9908349. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35047A9908349.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/35047/9908349. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "olapa, lapa, lapalapa". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/resultsdetailed.asp?search=olapa.
- ↑ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). Lapalapa. United States Forest Service. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/data/CommonTreesHI/CFT_Cheirodendron_platyphyllum.pdf.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). ʻŌlapa, common cheirodendron. United States Forest Service. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/data/CommonTreesHI/CFT_Cheirodendron_trigynum.pdf.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
External links
- "ʻŌlapa". Native Hawaiian Plants. Kapiʻolani Community College. http://old.kcc.hawaii.edu/campus/tour/plants/polapa.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q284913 entry
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