Cheirodendron

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Araliaceae
Subfamilia: Aralioideae
Genus: Cheirodendron
Species: C. bastardianum – C. dominii – C. fauriei – C. forbesii – C. platyphyllum – C. trigynum
Name

Cheirodendron Nutt. ex Seem., J. Bot. 5: 236 (1867)

Type species: non designatus.

References

Nuttall, T. 1867. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 5: 236.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Cheirodendron in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 June 29. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Cheirodendron. Published online. Accessed: June 29 2017.
Tropicos.org 2017. Cheirodendron. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2017 June 29.

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. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
"olapa, lapa, lapalapa". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Lapalapa" (PDF). United States Forest Service. [permanent dead link]
Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "ʻŌlapa, common cheirodendron" (PDF). United States Forest Service. [permanent dead link]