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Olapalapa (Cheirodendron trigynum)

Description

Cheirodendron trigynum, also known as---lapa-or-Common Cheirodendron, is a species of-flowering plant-in the-ginseng-family,-Araliaceae, that is-endemic-to-Hawaii. It is a medium-sized-tree, reaching a height of 12-15-m (39-49-ft) and a trunk diameter of 0.6-m (2.0-ft).---lapa-inhabits-mixed mesic-and-wet forests-at elevations of 310-2,190-m (1,020-7,190-ft) on all main islands, where it is an abundant-understory-epiphyte.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Apiales

            • Family: Araliaceae

              • Genus: Cheirodendron