Charpentiera elliptica
Charpentiera elliptica | |
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Charpentiera elliptica growing in Limahuli Garden and Preserve | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Charpentiera |
Species: | C. elliptica |
Binomial name | |
Charpentiera elliptica (Hillebr.) A.Heller | |
Pāpala (Charpentiera elliptica) is an endangered species of flowering tree in the pigweed family, Amaranthaceae, that is endemic to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi. It inhabits coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 250–1,250 metres (820–4,100 ft).[1]
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References
- ↑ "papala". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
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