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Neraudia melastomifolia

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Species of flowering plant

Maʻaloa
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Neraudia
Species: N. melastomifolia
Binomial name
Neraudia melastomifolia
Gaudich.

Neraudia melastomifolia, known as maʻaloa in Hawaiian, is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family, Urticaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is a shrub or small tree, reaching a height of up to 5 m (16 ft). N. melastomifolia inhabits coastal mesic, mixed mesic, and wet forests at elevations of 270–1,160 m (890–3,810 ft) on Kauaʻi Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, and Maui. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Neraudia melastomifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33682A9796235. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33682A9796235.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "maaloa, maoloa". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
Taxon identifiers
Neraudia melastomifolia


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