Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_cheirodendron_fauriei
Cheirodendron fauriei
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About Cheirodendron fauriei
Cheirodendron fauriei is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and recorded on Kauaʻi. Shrub or tree 2–12 m tall with leaves divided into three broadly ovate to nearly round leathery leaflets.
Kauaʻi evidence
Accepted status, Kauaʻi occurrence, nativity, growth form, and names were audited against the 2026 Smithsonian checklist and linked habit source. Scientific synonyms: Cheirodendron fauriei var. macdanielsii Sherff; Cheirodendron trigynum var. kauaiensis H. Lév.; Cheirodendron wahiawense Krajina; Cheirodendron wahiawense var. populneum Krajina.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Cheirodendron fauriei
- Other names
- Cheirodendron fauriei · Cheirodendron fauriei var. macdanielsii Sherff · Cheirodendron trigynum var. kauaiensis H. Lév. · Cheirodendron wahiawense Krajina · Cheirodendron wahiawense var. populneum Krajina
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Smithsonian checklist assessment: Apparently Secure; U.S. status: No Status
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- Island-level occurrence is retained; finer locality is intentionally withheld
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Wet native forest
- Food and resource needs
- Light, water, nutrients, and suitable native-forest substrate
- Reproduction
- Viable flowers or seed and suitable establishment conditions; species-specific reproductive review remains open
- Shelter
- Suitable native vegetation structure and substrate
- Growth form
- Tree; Shrub
Threats and conservation
- Threats
- Species-specific threat review pending; no fine-location evidence is published in this card
- Conservation actions
- Protect native habitat and verify species-specific actions against current conservation sources
- Monitoring
- Taxonomic identity, population condition, recruitment, and locally documented pressures; exact locations withheld
- Data gaps
- Species-specific ecology and threat citations · Reproductive phenology · Fine-scale habitat information intentionally not published
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not assessed
- Seasonal description
- Cheirodendron fauriei is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and recorded on Kauaʻi. Shrub or tree 2–12 m tall with leaves divided into three broadly ovate to nearly round leathery leaflets.