''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 ''ōlapa'', and occur in
wet forests on all major islands as well as some
mesic forests, such as
Kipuka Puaulu.
Species
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Cheirodendron bastardianum
''Cheirodendron'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae. All six species in the genus are Endemism, endemic to Polynesia. The five Hawaiian species are generally called ''ōlapa'', and occur in Hawaiian tropical rainforests#Wet ...
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(Decaisne) Frodin (
Marquesas Islands) (= ''C. marquesense'')
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Cheirodendron dominii
''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 ''ōlapa'', and occur in wet forests on all major islands as well as ...
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Kraj. Kauai
Kauai, () anglicized as Kauai ( ), is geologically the second-oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands (after Niʻihau). With an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km2), it is the fourth-largest of these islands and the 21st largest island ...
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Cheirodendron fauriei
''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 ''ōlapa'', and occur in wet forests on all major islands as well as ...
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Hochr. (Kauai)
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Cheirodendron forbesii
''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 ''ōlapa'', and occur in wet forests on all major islands as well as ...
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(Sherff) Lowry (Kauai)
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Cheirodendron platyphyllum
''Cheirodendron platyphyllum'', also known as ''lapalapa'', is a species of flowering plant in the ginseng family, Araliaceae, that is endemic to the islands of Oahu and Kauai in Hawaii. It is a small tree
In botany, a tree is a perenn ...
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( Hook. & Arn.) Seem. - ''Lapalapa'' (
Oahu,
Kauai
Kauai, () anglicized as Kauai ( ), is geologically the second-oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands (after Niʻihau). With an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km2), it is the fourth-largest of these islands and the 21st largest island ...
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**''C. platyphyllum'' ssp. ''kauaiense''
**''C. platyphyllum'' ssp. ''platyphyllum''
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Cheirodendron trigynum
''Cheirodendron trigynum'', also known as ''Ōlapa'' or common cheirodendron, is a species of flowering plant in the ginseng family, Araliaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is a medium-sized tree, reaching a height of and a trunk diameter of ...
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( Gaudich.) A.Heller
Amos Arthur Heller (March 21, 1867 – May 19, 1944) was an American botanist
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientis ...
(main islands of
Hawaii)
**''C. trigynum'' ssp. ''helleri''
**''C. trigynum'' ssp. ''trigynum''
References
External links
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Araliaceae
Apiales genera
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