''Touchardia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the nettle family,

Urticaceae The Urticaceae are a family, the nettle family, of flowering plants. The family name comes from the genus ''Urtica''. The Urticaceae include a number of well-known and useful plants, including nettles in the genus ''Urtica'', ramie (''Boehmeria ...

. It includes two species native to the Hawaiian Islands. *''

Touchardia latifolia ''Touchardia latifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family, Urticaceae. It is commonly known as olonā in Hawaiian. It is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands The Hawaiian Islands () are an archipelago of eight major volcani ...

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Touchardia sandwicensis ''Touchardia sandwicensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Urticaceae. It is a tree native to the Hawaiian Islands, where it is commonly known as ''ōpuhe, hōpue'', or ''hona''. It is a medium-sized evergreen tree growing to 35 f ...

'' The name ''Touchardia'' is in honour of Philippe Victor Touchard (1810–1879), a French vice-admiral.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q9089218 Urticaceae genera Endemic flora of Hawaii Taxa named by Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré Urticaceae