Cheirodendron bastardianum

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Cheirodendron bastardianum

Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Cheirodendron
Species:
C. bastardianum
Binomial name
Cheirodendron bastardianum
(Decne.) Frodin (1990)
Synonyms[2]
  • Aralia bastardiana Decne. (1855)
  • Cheirodendron marquesense F.Br. (1935)
  • Nothopanax bastardianus (Decne.) Harms (1894)
  • Panax bastardianus (Decne.) Decne. (1864)
  • Polyscias bastardianum (Decne.) S.L.Welsh (1998)

Cheirodendron bastardianum is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae. It is a tree endemic to the Marquesas Islands.[2]

Cheirodendron bastardianum is a common canopy tree in low-canopied cloud forests above 1000 meters elevation, along with the trees Ilex anomala and Metrosideros collina and climbers of Freycinetia spp.[3]

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