Cheirodendron bastardianum

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Cheirodendron bastardianum
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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 bastardianaDecne. (1855)
  • Cheirodendron marquesenseF.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]

References

  1. Florence, J. (1998). "Cheirodendron bastardianum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998 e.T35047A9908349. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35047A9908349.en . Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 Cheirodendron bastardianum (Decne.) Frodin. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. "Marquesas tropical moist forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.