| Cheirolaena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Cheirolaena Benth. (1862) |
| Species: | C. linearis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cheirolaena linearis Benth. (1862) | |
Cheirolaena linearis is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Malvaceae. It is the sole species in genus Cheirolaena. [1] It is a shrub native to Madagascar and Mayotte. [2]