Charpentiera australis

Description

Charpentiera-is a-flowering plant-genus-in the-pigweed-family,-Amaranthaceae. It consists of five species-endemic-to-Hawai-i, where they are known as-p-pala, 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 Ars-ne Charpentier (1781-1818), professor of pharmacy at Antwerp from 1810 to 1814 and at Cherbourg from 1814 to 1816.