Biology:Cheirodendron

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Cheirodendron
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Cheirodendron trigynum on Maui
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Subfamily: Aralioideae
Genus: Cheirodendron
Nutt. ex Seem.
Species

Cheirodendron is a genus of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae. All six species in the genus are endemic to Polynesia. The five Hawaiian species are generally called ʻōlapa, and occur in wet forests on all major islands as well as some mesic forests, such as Kipuka Puaulu.

Species

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q284913 entry