endemicAraliaceae
Cheirodendron platyphyllum
Lapalapa
Endemic to Hawaiʻinative
Found naturally nowhere else on Earth.
Cheirodendron platyphyllum, also known as Lapalapa, is a species of flowering plant in the ginseng family, Araliaceae, that is endemic to the islands of Oʻahu and Kauaʻi in Hawaii. It is a small tree, reaching a height of 8 m (26 ft) and a trunk diameter of 20 cm (7.9 in). Lapalapa inhabits wet forests and bogs at elevations of 670–1,520 m (2,200–4,990 ft).
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Seasonality
Only 8 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.
Gallery · 7 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 44 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 140 · GBIF 170 records
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 58 · GBIF 59 ✓
Mākaha · OʻahuiNat 22 · GBIF 18 ✓
Kalalau · KauaʻiiNat 13 · GBIF 12 ✓
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 6 ✓
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 7 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 6 ✓
Kāneʻohe · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 4 ✓
Wahiawa · KauaʻiGBIF 6
Waimano · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
Lumahaʻi · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Makaweli · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Waimānalo · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Hālawa · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waipouli · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Hanamāʻulu · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Wainiha · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kalihiwai · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Hanalei · KauaʻiGBIF 3
Waiawa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaluanui · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiakalua · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kalauao · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kapaʻa · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiʻoli · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hāʻena · KauaʻiGBIF 2
Hanapēpē · KauaʻiGBIF 2
Kapaka · OʻahuGBIF 2
Kawailoa · OʻahuGBIF 2
Hanakoa · KauaʻiiNat 1
Mānana · OʻahuiNat 1
Honopū · KauaʻiiNat 1
Waikele · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kāhili · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Hanakāpīʻai · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Keaʻau · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kalihikai · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Lauhulu · OʻahuGBIF 1
Wailua · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Kahana · OʻahuGBIF 1
ʻŌlaʻa · HawaiʻiGBIF 1