Cheirodendron
Genus of flowering plants
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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.
| Cheirodendron | |
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| Cheirodendron trigynum on Maui | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Araliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Aralioideae |
| Genus: | Cheirodendron Nutt. ex Seem. |
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Species
- Cheirodendron bastardianum (Decaisne) Frodin (Marquesas Islands)[1] (= C. marquesense)
- Cheirodendron dominii Kraj. Kauaʻi[2]
- Cheirodendron fauriei Hochr. (Kauaʻi)[2]
- Cheirodendron forbesii (Sherff) Lowry (Kauaʻi)[2]
- Cheirodendron platyphyllum (Hook. & Arn.) Seem. - Lapalapa (Oʻahu, Kauaʻi)[3]
- C. platyphyllum ssp. kauaiense
- C. platyphyllum ssp. platyphyllum
- Cheirodendron trigynum (Gaudich.) A.Heller (main islands of Hawaiʻi)[4]
- C. trigynum ssp. helleri
- C. trigynum ssp. trigynum
