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Charpentiera is a flowering plant genus in the family Amaranthaceae. It consists of five species endemic to Hawaii, 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 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.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderCaryophyllales
  5. FamilyAmaranthaceae
Native toCook Is., Hawaii, Tubuai Is.

Charpentiera es un género de fanerógamas[1]​ pertenecientes a la familia Amaranthaceae. Comprende 6 especies descritas y aceptadas.[2]​ Índice 1 Taxonomía 2 Especies aceptadas 3 Referencias 4 Enlaces externos Taxonomía El género fue descrito por Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré y publicado en Voyage autour du monde, entrepris par ordre du roi, . . . éxécuté sur les corvettes de S. M. l'Uranie et la Physicienne, pendant les années 1817, 1818, 1819 et 1820; . . . Botanique 444. 1826.[3]​ La especie tipo es: Charpentiera obovata Gaudich. Especies aceptadas A continuación se brinda un listado de las especies del género Charpentiera aceptadas hasta septiembre de 2012, ordenadas alfabéticamente. Para cada una se indica el nombre binomial seguido del autor, abreviado según las convenciones y usos. Charpentiera australis Sohmer Charpentiera densiflora Sohmer Charpentiera elliptica (Hillebr.) A.Heller Charpentiera obovata Gaudich. Charpentiera ovata Gaudich. Charpentiera tomentosa Sohmer Referencias ↑ Especies en PPP-index ↑ Charpentiera en PlantList ↑ «Charpentiera». Tropicos.org. Jardín Botánico de Misuri. Consultado el 21 de octubre de 2012.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
71
With media
21
Family
Rubiaceae
Collections
RSA, MICH, BPBM, FLD
Recorded in
Hawaii (Usa), United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Amaranthoideae
Image
Starr 060225-6120 Charpentiera obovata.jpg
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Commons category
Charpentiera
taxon name
Charpentiera
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Charpentiera
taxon common name
papala
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Charpentiera is a flowering plant genus in the family Amaranthaceae. It consists of five species endemic to Hawaii, 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 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.

==Species== Charpentiera australis Sohmer (Rarotonga in the Cook Islands and Tubuai and Raivavae in the Tubuai Islands) Charpentiera densiflora Sohmer (Kauai) Charpentiera elliptica (Hillebr.) A.Heller (Kauai) Charpentiera obovata Gaudich. (main islands of Hawaii) Charpentiera ovata Gaudich. (Oahu, Molokai, Maui, island of Hawaii) Charpentiera tomentosa Sohmer Charpentiera tomentosa var. maakuaensis (Oahu) Charpentiera tomentosa var. tomentosa (Oahu, Molokai, Lānai, Maui, island of Hawaii)

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