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Charpentiera densiflora

Sohmer (1972)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Caryophyllales Family: Amaranthaceae Genus: Charpentiera

pāpala [papala]

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Trees up to 12 m tall, new growth brown tomentose.

Stems: Stems 4–9 mm in diameter directly below apex.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades elliptic to subovate, 13–40 cm long, 5.5–9.5 cm wide. Apex obtuse. Base acute. Surfaces glabrous or pubescent; Blades coriaceous or somewhat coriaceous. Margins entire to slightly wavy and with pronounced marginal ribs. Lateral veins ca. 20 pairs, glabrous at maturity, marginal vein somewhat developed. Petioles 3–18.5 cm long. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers in single axillary panicles, these 1–2 branched, reddish brown pubescent or glabrous. Panicles 22–48 cm long, with 9–32 primary branches 3.5–15 cm long. Each panicle branch subtended by 1 bract and 2 bracteoles. Peduncles 2–15 cm long. Gynodioecious (with bisexual (perfect)–flowered plants and female plants in each population). flowers 20–100 per branch, internodes between individual flowers 1–2(–5) mm long. Calyx of 5 sepals, distinct, imbricate, subequal; 1.75–2.1 mm long, 3–5-veined. Corolla (petals) absent. Stamens and staminodes 5; filaments connate at base to form a short, membranous tube with short, rounded flaps of tissue alternating with the filaments; anthers exserted at anthesis. Ovary superior, globose or urceolate, 1.5–2 mm long; style absent or very short; stigmas 2, straight or recurved, nearly as long as the ovary, with glands on the inner surface.

Fruit: Indehiscent utricle. Seeds black and shiny; lenticular 1 mm or less long.

Ploidy:

Habitat: Occurring in mesic gulches of <i>hala</i> forest; sometimes a dominant feature of the vegetation.

Elevation Range: 160–250 m.

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Kaua'i Endemic

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Brittonia 24: 292 (1972)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:190 (K)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details In deep shade, in stream bed near valley back; with Ohia, Bobea, Olona, Gardenia, Pisonia, Cyrtandra Preserved_Specimen Perlman, S. Kauai BISH 1979-07-22
2 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Riparian forest along valley floor dominated by Psidium guayava and Aleurites moluccana with vriable canopy 10-15 m tall. . Weedy, open understory with Christella dentata and Blechnum, Lantana camara and patches of Nephrolepis exaltata. Pipturis sp. occasional. Preserved_Specimen Trauernicht, C. 756 Kauai BISH 2009-02-26
3 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details In kukui grove. Preserved_Specimen Hatheway, W.H. 95 Kauai BISH 1950-02-03
4 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details In dense forest Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 1808 Kauai BISH 1983-08-20
5 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details woods, steep gulch Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 23177 Kauai BISH 1948-01-01
6 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details In shady grove of Aleurites moluccana. With Pisonia, Pittosporum, Asplenium nidus. Preserved_Specimen Carlquist, S. 1802 Kauai BISH 1965-08-01
7 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Relictual lowland mesic Diospyros-Nestegis forest with Pisonia umbellifera, Wikstroemia oahuensis, Freycinetia arborea, Rauvolfia, Ochrosia kauaiensis, Psydrax odorata, Pittosporum napaliense. Preserved_Specimen Wood, K.R. 17749 Kauai BISH 2017-12-13
8 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details In dense shade in small ravine w/Aleurites & Pandanus assoc. Preserved_Specimen Nagata, K.M. 1030 Kauai BISH 1972-06-11
9 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details gulches below matting fern ridge, dominated by 30-70% cover of native mesic forest trees; Dicranopteris, Diplopterygium, Diospyros sandwicensis, Xylosma hawaiiense, Psychotria mariniana, Ilex anomala, Bobea elatior, Pouteria sandwicensis, Syzygium sandwicensis, Alphitonia ponderosa, Nestegis sandwicensis, Pleomele aurea, Pritchardia minor Preserved_Specimen Wood, K.R. 12484 Kauai BISH 2007-08-09
10 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details fresh running springs, short running waterfalls and plunge pool; 50% open Aleurites, Psidium guajava, Psychotria mariniana, Machaerina angustifolia Preserved_Specimen Wood, K.R. 12969 Kauai BISH 2008-05-07
11 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details mesic forest; Aleurites, Diospyros, Nestegis, Pisonia umbellifera, Wikstroemia oahuensis, Freycinetia arborea, Ochrosia kauaiensis, Psydrax odorata Preserved_Specimen Wood, K.R. 12160 Kauai BISH 2006-09-24
12 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Small gulch with Cordyline, kukui, and a big species of Charpentiera. Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 6540 Kauai BISH 1970-01-01
13 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details In wet, shaded gully. Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 2860 Kauai BISH 1973-01-19
14 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Steep gulch with Kukui, Cordyline, some Pisonia Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 6533 Kauai BISH 1970-07-19
15 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Moist Aleurites woods. Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 13866 Kauai BISH 1933-12-30
16 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing near small stream, with Pandanus, Cordyline, Guava, Aleurites, etc. Preserved_Specimen Henrickson, J.S. 3976 Kauai BISH 1950-07-30
17 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Diospyros-Metrosideros Mixed lowland meisc forestw/ canopy of pouteria sandwicensis, Syzygium sandwicensis, Metrosideros polymorpha, Antidesma Platyphylla, Psychotia mariniana, Myrsine Lanaiensis, Bobea elatior, Rauvolfia sandwicensis, Pteralyxia k. Preserved_Specimen Wood, K.R. 16561 Kauai BISH 2015-07-28
18 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing near small stream, with Pandanus, Cordyline, Guava, Aleurites, etc. Preserved_Specimen Henrickson, J.S. 3976 Kauai BISH 1950-07-30
19 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Diverse lowland mesic forest; associated plants; Aleurites, Psidium, Diospyros, Myrsine, Chamaesyce, Pipturus, Isodendrion, Cyanea, Pleomele, Hibiscus Preserved_Specimen Wood, K.R. 353 Kauai BISH 1990-06-07
20 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing beside trail. Appears to be an important component of vegetation along with Pandanus and Aleurites. Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. 191 Kauai BISH 1980-04-10
21 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details In low wet forest. Preserved_Specimen Stone, B.C. 828 Kauai BISH 1955-06-18
22 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Stone, B.C. 828 Kauai BISH 1955-06-18
23 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Lowland mesic mixed forest; associated plants; Aleurites, Psidium, Diospyros, Myrsine, Chamaesyce, Pipturus, Isodendrion, Cyanea, Pleomele, Hibiscus Preserved_Specimen Wood, K.R. 353 Kauai BISH 1990-06-07
24 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 6534 Kauai BISH 1970-07-19
25 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Lorence, D.H. 8480 Kauai BISH 2000-04-26
26 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 6549 Kauai BISH 1970-07-21
27 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 62 Kauai BISH 1909-07-18
28 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 6536 Kauai BISH 1970-07-19
29 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 182 Kauai BISH 1970-04-09
30 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 6551 Kauai BISH 1970-07-21
31 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 6539 Kauai BISH 1970-07-19
32 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 6538 Kauai BISH 1970-07-19
33 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 62 Kauai BISH 1909-07-18
34 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 6552 Kauai BISH 1970-07-21
35 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Sohmer, S.H. 6537 Kauai BISH 1970-07-19
36 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 2627 Kauai BISH 1986-09-06
37 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Collected on river bank in heavy Clidemia cover. Growing among boulders in very rocky soil. Closed canopy of Pisonia with Cyrtandra confertiflorum common in understory. Preserved_Specimen Trauernicht, C. 405 Kauai BISH 2008-02-29
38 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 62 Kauai BISH 1909-07-18
39 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 62 Kauai BISH 1909-07-18
40 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Degraded Diverse Mesic Forest Aleurites moluccana canopy, understory mostly weedy with remnant large native trees and Psydrax patches. Associated w/Psidium guajava, Christella, Pouteria sandwicensis, Psychotria mariniana, Elaeocarpus bifidus, Metrosidros polymorpha, Dispyros hillebrandii, D. sandwicensis, Pleomele aurea. Preserved_Specimen Tangalin, N. 3238 Kauai BISH 2012-07-27
41 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details In understory, Aleurites moluccana, with Psidium, guajava, and Christella parasitica. Preserved_Specimen Tangalin, N. 2380 Kauai BISH 2010-08-20
42 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details In deep shaded valley. Preserved_Specimen Stern, W.L. 1343 Kauai BISH 1965-08-01
43 Charpentiera densiflora Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details In dense shade in small ravine w/Aleurites & Pandanus assoc. Preserved_Specimen Nagata, K.M. 1030 Kauai BISH 1972-06-11
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