Araliaceae

Lapalapa

Cheirodendron platyphyllum (Hook. & Arn.) Seem.

Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Cheirodendron

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Lapalapa: Cheirodendron platyphyllum kauaiense — Photo: akt2, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 闊葉桕葉楓, 阔叶桕叶枫
English: Lapalapa

Synonyms

Hedera platyphylla (Hook. & Arn.) A.Gray
Panax platyphyllus Hook. & Arn.
Pseudopanax platyphyllus (Hook. & Arn.) K.Koch

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: native

Photos

Photo: akt2, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.