Charpentiera

Charpentiera
Charpentiera obovata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Charpentiera
Gaudich.
Species

Charpentiera australis[1]
Charpentiera densiflora[2]
Charpentiera elliptica[2]
Charpentiera obovata[3]
Charpentiera ovata[2]
Charpentiera tomentosa[4]

Charpentiera is a flowering plant genus in the family Amaranthaceae. It consists of five species endemic to Hawaiʻi, where they are known as pāpala, and one species found only on the island of Tubuai in the Austral Islands. All species are trees, some reaching more than 10 metres (33 ft) in height. The genus is named for Arsène Charpentier (1781-1818), professor of pharmacy at Antwerp from 1810 to 1814 and at Cherbourg from 1814 to 1816.[5][6]

  1. ^ Mueller-Dombois, Dieter; Francis Raymond Fosberg (1998). "Chapter VII. Eastern Polynesia". Vegetation of the Tropical Pacific Islands. Springer. p. 405. ISBN 978-0-387-98313-4.
  2. ^ a b c "PLANTS Profile for Charpentiera (papala)". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. ^ "Charpentiera obovata". Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk. Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USDA2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Gaudichaud-Beaupré, Charles. (1826)in Freycinet Voyage autour du monde, Botanique 444 [1]
  6. ^ Léonard, Jacques. (1967) Les Officiers de santé de la Marine Française de 1814 à 1835.