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Cheirodendron fauriei

Hochr. (1925)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Apiales Family: Araliaceae Genus: Cheirodendron

‘ōlapa, lapalapa

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Trees or occasionally shrubs 2–10(–12) m tall; secretory canals present in most parts.

Stems:

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves compound (palmate). Opposite. Leaflets 3 orbicular to broadly ovate or occasionally depressed–ovate, 3–8 cm long and about as wide. Apex rounded to nearly truncate, apiculate to short-acuminate. Base obtuse to nearly truncate. Blades thin, coriaceous, chartaceous when dry. midvein, margins, petiolule, and petiole usually tinged purple, petiolule often laterally compressed. Margins caudate–dentate, almost spiny in appearance, the 3–10 teeth per side pointing out, with an upcurved tip, more than 1 mm long, rarely as short as 0.8 mm long. Veins not raised on upper surface. Petioles 4–9 cm long, petiolules 2–4 cm long, laterally compressed.Petiole base often broad and sheathing the stem. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers in terminal, erect, oppositely branched panicles of umbellules. Inflorescences up to 12 cm long. Bracts minute, subconnate, persistent, forming an involucel below the umbellules and pseudocalyx below each flower; pedicels jointed below the ovary. Pedicels 3–6 mm long. Flowers bisexual (perfect) and functionally staminate (the plants andromonoecious). Calyx of 5 short, basally connate teeth. Corolla of 5(6) petals, buds dark purple, mature petals purple externally, greenish within, valvate, caducous, triangular to ovate or oblong, apex inflexed. Stamens usually as many as and alternate with the petals, sometimes numerous, distinct, inserted at the edge of the epigynous nectary disk; 5, pale yellow, spreading. Ovary inferior, 2(3)-carpellate, carpels connate (rarely pseudomonomerous), with as many cells; ovules pendulous, 2 per cell, 1 abortive; styles 2(3), 1–2 mm long, distinct or connate up to ¼ their length and forming a conical stylopodicum 1–1.5 mm long.

Fruit: Fruit strongly compressed laterally; rarely 3–sided; circular or oblate; occasionally ovate or obovate; 4–76(–7.5) mm long (incl. styles). Seeds 1 per pyrene; embryo small.

Ploidy:

Habitat: Occurring in diverse mesic forest to wet forest.

Elevation Range: 650–1,250 m.

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Kaua'i Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Notes

  • Description digitized by Pumehana Imada
  • Locally common at Kōke‘e, Mount Kāhili, Hā‘upu Ridge, and Powerline Trail, Kaua‘i.

Bibliography

Name Published In: Candollea 2: 487 (1925)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:226 (K)

Wagner, W. L., Herbst, D. R., & Sohmer, S. H. (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i, Vols. 1 and 2 (No. Edn 2). University of Hawai'i and Bishop Museum Press.

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Metrosideros open mesic forest with adjacent transitiona wet forest and slopes of Dicranopteris w/ Kadua affinis, Cheirodendron fauriei, Ilex, Syzygium sandwicensis, Myrsine linearifolia, Scaevola procera, Xylosma hawaiiense, Cyrtandra paludosa, Lysimachia sp, Santalum pyrularium, Dubautia laevi Preserved_Specimen Tree, 8 m tall, well-branched, trunk gray-brown, fruit purple-black, common w/ Cheirodendron platyphyllum subsp. kauaiense & Cheirodendron trigynum subs;. helleri. Wood, K.R. 18684 Kauai BISH 2021-05-10
2 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Lowland wet forest; Metrosideros polymorpha var microphylla, M. polymorpha var dieteri, Ilex anomola, Melicope clusiifolia, Cheirodendron dominii, Hydrangea arguta, Geniostoma waialealae, Cibotium spp, Machaerina angu; on East-Northeast steep upper slopes of Wainiha Pali in part sun Preserved_Specimen Tree, ca. 5m tall; immature green and mature purple fruits, all with green 3 carpels Williams, A.M. 838 Kauai BISH 2023-10-04
3 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Windswept wet slope nr summit Preserved_Specimen Tree 5.2 m tall; flower purplish; fruit purple. Gagné, W.C. 564 Kauai BISH 1970-08-30
4 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Mesophytic ohia forest Preserved_Specimen Tree 5 m X 8 in. dbh. Leaves ternate; leaflets orbicular-deltoid; 7 cm X 6.5 cm; Margins toothed; tips acuminate. Inflorscence a panicle w/ umbellets to 10 flowered. Spence, G. 199 Kauai BISH 1973-07-25
5 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Metrosideros-Cheirodendron-Dicranopteris transtional mesic to wet forest mixed understory of Coprosma waimeae, Xylosma hawaiiensis, Ilex anomala, Melicope clusiifolia, M. kauaiensis, Pittosporum gayanum, Kadua affinis, Perrottetia sandiwcensis, Myrsine linearifolia, Dubau Preserved_Specimen tree, 9 m tall, common with C. trigynum Wood, K.R. 15185 Kauai BISH 2012-08-16
6 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Wet Fern Forest Metrosideros polymorpha var. glaberrima, M. polymorpha var. dieteri, Pittosporum glabrum, Kadua affinis, Antidesma platyphylla, Dicranopteris linearis, Diplopterygium pinnatum Preserved_Specimen Trees, occasional on ridgetop, approximately 5m tall, in flower and fruit. Inflorescences purplish black, terminal Williams, A.M. 690 Kauai BISH 2021-06-30
7 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Mesic forest. Preserved_Specimen Tree to 4m. Annable, C.R. 3199 Kauai BISH 1996-12-17
8 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Low open wet forest w/ Metrosideros polymorpha, Antidesma. Preserved_Specimen Low tree 2 m tall w/ recling trunk. Leaflets 'trembling' in wind, fruits dark purple. Lorence, D.H. 6551 Kauai BISH 1990-12-18
9 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Metrosideros-Cheirodendron montane wet forest, summer mesic with Polyscias waimeae, P. waialealae, Melicope clusiifolia, Ilex anomala, Bobea brevipes, Nestegis sandwicensis, Scaevola procera, Elaeocarpus bifidus, Xylosma hawaiiense, Syzygium sandwicensis, Psycho Preserved_Specimen Tree, 9 meters tall, with flower bud and fruit, common. Wood, K.R. 18967 Kauai BISH 2022-05-11
10 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Rainforest Preserved_Specimen Tree 6 m. high MacDaniels, L.H. 668 Kauai BISH 1927-02-13
11 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details open shrubland, herbland, sparse tree cover; Metrosideros polymorpha, Dicranopteris linearis, Cibotium glaucum, Sadleria pallida, Hedyotis terminalis, Psychotria mariniana, Antidesma platyphyllum, Bobea brevipes, Xylosma hawaiiense, Cheirodendron fauriei, Melicope feddei, Tetraplasandra Preserved_Specimen 3 m tree, moderately branched; stems medium brown, young stems green-brown, peduncle purple tinge, leaves medium green, purple margin Wood, K.R. 11963 Kauai BISH 2006-07-14
12 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details 95% open shrubland/herbland with sparse tree cover of Metrosideros polymorpha w/ Dicranopteris linearis, Machaerina angustifolia, M. mariscoides, Sida fallax, Cibotum glaucum, Sadleria pallida, Kadua terminalis, K. fluviatilis, Psychotria mariniana, Antidesma platyphyllum var. Preserved_Specimen Tree 2 m tall; in flower, occasional w/ C. trigynum subsp. helleri Wood, K.R. 18670 Kauai BISH 2021-04-05
13 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Tree 8 ft tall Hobdy, R.W. 30 Kauai BISH 1968-11-21
14 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Low wet forest Preserved_Specimen Tree 5 m X 2 dm St.John, H. 26026 Kauai BISH 1956-12-31
15 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Metrosideros0Dicranopteris Shurbland Broussaisia arguta, Syzygium sandwicensis, Diplopterygium pinnatum, Cibotium glaucum, Sadleria pallida, Bidens valida, Nephrolepis exaltata subsp. hawaiiensis, Sphenmoeris chinensis, K. acuminata, K. Preserved_Specimen Sprawling tree on N slope of SE subgulch. Leaves varigated green w/ white patches and white margin. Petioles purple. Fruit green immature w/ purple apex. 2 ovaries, rare 3 Tangalin, N. 3317 Kauai BISH 2012-09-14
16 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Metrosideros-Dicranopteris shrubland Broussaisia arguta, Syzygium sandwicensis, Diploterygium pinnatum, Cibotium glaucum, Sadleria pallida, Bidens valida, Nephrolepis exa Preserved_Specimen Tangalin, N. 3318 Kauai BISH 2012-09-14
17 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Metrosideros-Dicranopteris Montane Wet Forest with Lysimachia kalalauensis, Wikstroemia, Bidens, Chamaesyce remyi, Cyrtandra, Cheirodendron, Myrsine linearifolia, Perrottetia, Exocarpos, Melicope pallida, Eurya sandwicensis. Threats: Rubus argutus, Erigeron karvinskianus. Preserved_Specimen In early fruit; 4 m. tall, many-branched; stems yellow-brown. Wood, K.R. 2023 Kauai BISH 1992-07-23
18 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Metrosideros lowland wet forest bordered by steep slopes od Dicranopteris and Diplopterygium matting ferns with Antidesma platyphyllum var. hillebrandii, Syzygium sandwicensis, Cheirodendron forbesii, Ilex anomala, Perrottetia sandwicensis, Dubautia knudsenii, Psychotria mariniana, P. hexandra, Kadua affinis Preserved_Specimen Tree, 9 meters tall, well branched, in flower and fruit, perhaps hybrid C. fauriei X C. dominii, uncommon. Wood, K.R. 17410 Kauai BISH 2017-05-18
19 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Metrosideros-Cheirodendron-Dicranopteris lowland wet forest and shrubland with Cheirodendron fauriei, C. platyphullum, Broussaisia arguta, Melicope feddei, Psychotria mariniana, P. hexandra, P. wawrae, Kadua affinis, Antidesma platyphylla, Alyxia stellata, Syzygium sandwice Preserved_Specimen tree, 5 m tall, with C. platyphyllum, with fruit Wood, K.R. 15598 Kauai BISH 2013-08-08
20 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Edge of low forest along S side of swamp. Preserved_Specimen Branched tree about 2 m tall. Leaves medium green above, light green below; petioles, petiolules, midveins and margins tinged purple. Inflorescence and fruit dark purple. Plants w/ carrot-like odor. Lowry II, P.P. 3512 Kauai BISH 1984-10-04
21 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Forest Preserved_Specimen Branched tree about 8 m tall. Leaves yellow green above, lighter below, midvein and lateral vens light yellow above and appearing translucent below; petiole, petiolule and lower midvein tinged purple. Fruit light green, consistently 2-carpellate. Plants w/ carrot-like odor when cut. Lowry II, P.P. 3520 Kauai BISH 1984-10-05
22 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Wet forest Preserved_Specimen Tree 25 ft tall, 6 in. at base St.John, H. 13534 Kauai BISH 1933-12-24
23 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Wet forest Preserved_Specimen Tree, 6 m tall MacDaniels, L.H. 634 Kauai BISH 1927-02-02
24 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Rain forest w/ Metrosideros spp. dominant, also Antidesma, Syzygium, invaded by strawberry guava, clearings w/ Dicranopteris, Preserved_Specimen Tree 4 m tall, petiolules flattened, leaflets 'trembling' in wind, stems & petioles purplish-bronze. Fruits w/ 2 carpels. Lorence, D.H. 6381 Kauai BISH 1989-10-04
25 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Primary wet forest with Metrosideros polymorpha, Syzygium, Ilex, Antidesma, and Tetraplasandra. Preserved_Specimen Tree 4 m tall w/ low, spreading crown. Petioles, leaf margins, and inflorescence purplish-bronze, ovary and tepals purple. Crushed parts w/ carrot-like odor. Lorence, D.H. 6010 Kauai BISH 1988-05-22
26 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Metrosideros-Dicranopteris linearis wet forest. Antidesma platyphylla, Perrottetia sandwicensis, Kadua ffinis, Scaevola gaudichaudiana, Cyanea kahiliensis, Polyscias oahuensis, Bobea brevipes, Psidium cattleianum, Clidemia hirta Preserved_Specimen Tree 10 meter ht with fruit Perlman, S. 23208 Kauai BISH 2013-01-03
27 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Open area with scattered trees on higher ground. Preserved_Specimen Tree to ca. 4 m. tall, with rounded crown. Foliage with turpentine-like odor, broken stems smelling somewhat like carrots. Fay, J.J. 266 Kauai BISH 1974-12-18
28 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Along ridge Preserved_Specimen Wagner, W.L. 5219 Kauai BISH 1983-12-22
29 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Edge of low forest along S side of swamp. Preserved_Specimen Branched tree about 2 m tall. Leaves medium green above, light green below; petioles, petiolules, midveins and margins tinged purple. Inflorescence and fruit dark purple. Plants w/ carrot-like odor. Lowry II, P.P. 3513 Kauai BISH 1984-10-04
30 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Wet bog Preserved_Specimen Tree, 4 m; cut twigs spicy aromatic. Lammers, T.G. 5864 Kauai BISH 1985-07-09
31 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Medium tree; foliage shiny dark green w/ purple margins; quaking. Herbst, D.R. 2406 Kauai BISH 1972-05-09
32 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Low tree, 9 ft tall Forbes, C.N. 3 Kauai BISH 1909-07-08
33 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Branched wind-blown tree about 1 m tall. Leaves medium green above, light green below. Inflorescence, buds, flowers and fruits purple, anthers cream white. Plants w/ carrot-like odor when cut. Lowry II, P.P. 3514 Kauai BISH 1984-10-04
34 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Common; leaves lax, quaking in breeze. Herbst, D.R. 2223 Kauai BISH 1971-11-03
35 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Tree, 4 m tall MacDaniels, L.H. 892 Kauai BISH 1927-02-26
36 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Tree, 9 m tall MacDaniels, L.H. 698 Kauai BISH 1927-02-14
37 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Wagner, W.L. 5021 Kauai BISH 1983-08-28
38 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Tree 10-30 ft high Forbes, C.N. 194 Kauai BISH 1909-08-01
39 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Trees 8 ft. tall. Hobdy, R.W. 31 Kauai BISH 1968-11-21
40 Cheirodendron fauriei Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Tree 8 ft tall Hobdy, R.W. 29 Kauai BISH 1968-11-21
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