Cheirodendron platyphyllum

Cheirodendron platyphyllum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Araliaceae
Genus:	Cheirodendron
Species:	C. platyphyllum
Binomial name
	Cheirodendron platyphyllum; (Hook. & Arn.) Seem.
Subspecies
	C. p. kauaiense (Krajina) Lowry; C. p. platyphyllum (Hook. & Arn.) Seem.

Cheirodendron platyphyllum, also known as lapalapa, is a species of flowering plant in the ginseng family, Araliaceae, that is endemic to the islands of Oʻahu and Kauaʻi in Hawaii. It is a small tree, reaching a height of 8 m (26 ft) and a trunk diameter of 20 cm (7.9 in). Lapalapa inhabits wet forests and bogs at elevations of 670–1,520 m (2,200–4,990 ft).^[2]

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"Cheirodendron platyphyllum (Hook. & Arn.) Seem". ITIS Standard Reports. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
[2]
Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Lapalapa" (PDF). United States Forest Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-11-21.

"olapa, lapa, lapalapa". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02.

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"Cheirodendron platyphyllum (Hook. & Arn.) Seem". ITIS Standard Reports. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2009-11-20.

[CFTH-2] [2]
Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Lapalapa" (PDF). United States Forest Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-11-21.

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