Cheirodendron platyphyllum

{{short description|Species of plant}}

{{Speciesbox

|image = Cheirodendron_platyphyllum_kauaiense_60047076.jpg

|genus = Cheirodendron

|species = platyphyllum

|authority = (Hook. & Arn.) Seem.

|subdivision_ranks = Subspecies

|subdivision_ref = {{cite web |url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=29384 |title=Cheirodendron platyphyllum (Hook. & Arn.) Seem. |work=ITIS Standard Reports |publisher=Integrated Taxonomic Information System |accessdate=2009-11-20}}

|subdivision = C. p. kauaiense {{small|(Krajina) Lowry}}

C. p. platyphyllum {{small|(Hook. & Arn.) Seem.}}

}}

Cheirodendron platyphyllum, also known as lapalapa, is a species of flowering plant in the ginseng family, Araliaceae, that is endemic to the islands of O{{okina}}ahu and Kaua{{okina}}i in Hawaii. It is a small tree, reaching a height of {{convert|8|m|ft|abbr=on}} and a trunk diameter of {{convert|20|cm|in|abbr=on}}. Lapalapa inhabits wet forests and bogs at elevations of {{convert|670|–|1520|m|ft|abbr=on}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/trees/CommonTreesHI/CFT_Cheirodendron_platyphyllum.pdf |title=Lapalapa |first=Elbert L. |last=Little Jr. |author2=Roger G. Skolmen |publisher=United States Forest Service |year=1989 |journal= |access-date=2009-11-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918070121/http://www2.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/trees/CommonTreesHI/CFT_Cheirodendron_platyphyllum.pdf |archive-date=2009-09-18 |url-status=dead }}