Charpentiera

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Charpentiera

Description Charpentiera is a genus of flowering plants that are native to Hawaii. It belongs to the family Malvaceae, which includes more than 4,000 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees. Charpentiera was named after the French botanist Jean Louis Berlandier Charpentier who studied the flora of Hawaii in the 19th century. There are only two species in this genus, Charpentiera…