Cheirodendron platyphyllum (Hook. & Arn.) Seem. is a plant in the Araliaceae family, order Apiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Cheirodendron platyphyllum (Hook. & Arn.) Seem. (Cheirodendron platyphyllum (Hook. & Arn.) Seem.)
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Cheirodendron platyphyllum (Hook. & Arn.) Seem.

Cheirodendron platyphyllum (Hook. & Arn.) Seem.

Lapalapa (Cheirodendron platyphyllum) is a small endemic Hawaiian flowering tree in the ginseng family.

Family
Genus
Cheirodendron
Order
Apiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Cheirodendron platyphyllum (Hook. & Arn.) Seem.

Cheirodendron platyphyllum, commonly called lapalapa, is a species of flowering plant in the ginseng family Araliaceae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Oʻahu and Kauaʻi. This is a small tree that grows to 8 meters (26 feet) in height, with a trunk diameter that reaches 20 centimeters (7.9 inches). It grows in wet forests and bogs, found at elevations between 670 and 1,520 meters (2,200 to 4,990 feet).

Photo: (c) Jeff Steele, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jeff Steele · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Apiales Araliaceae Cheirodendron

More from Araliaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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