Cheirodendron bastardianum

Cheirodendron bastardianum is a species of flowering plant in the family Araliaceae. It is a tree endemic to the Marquesas Islands.^[2]

Cheirodendron bastardianum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific 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 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]