Cheirodendron bastardianum

Cheirodendron bastardianum
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]

  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. ^ a b Cheirodendron bastardianum (Decne.) Frodin. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Marquesas tropical moist forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.