Waianae Range Papala (Charpentiera tomentosa)
Description
Charpentiera-is a-flowering plant-genus-in the-pigweed-family,-Amaranthaceae. It consists of five species-endemic-to-Hawai-i, where they are known as-p-pala, and one species found only on the island of-Tubuai-in the-Austral Islands. All species are-trees, some reaching more than 10 metres (33-ft) in height. The genus is named for Ars-ne Charpentier (1781-1818), professor of pharmacy at Antwerp from 1810 to 1814 and at Cherbourg from 1814 to 1816
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Amaranthaceae
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Genus: Charpentiera
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