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Ellipticleaf Papala (Charpentiera elliptica)

Description

P-pala-(Charpentiera elliptica) is an-endangered species-of-flowering-tree-in the-pigweed-family,-Amaranthaceae, that is-endemic-to the island of-Kaua-i-in-Hawai-i. It inhabits-coastal mesic-and-mixed mesic forests-at elevations of 250-1,250 metres (820-4,100-ft).

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Amaranthaceae

              • Genus: Charpentiera