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Updated 5/14/2023

Family Urticaceae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Pipturus albidus   

Kipuka Puaulu, Hawai'i

 

Thurston Lava Tube, Hawai'i Volcanoes NP

 

Male flowers, UH Manoa, Oahu

 

Male flowers, Nu'uanu Pali, Oahu

 



Waimea Botanical Garden, Hawaii


Hui Ku Maoli Ola Nursery, Oahu


Male flowers, Hui Ku Maoli Ola, Oahu


Female flowers


Manoa Cliffs Trail, Oahu


Female flowers, Manoa Cliffs Trail, Oahu


Fruit, Manoa Cliffs Trail, Oahu
 
   

MAMAKI

Endemic shrub or small tree with sandpapery leaves common in mesic to wet forests & valleys.  Leaf shape, size, color, and hairiness variable, even within populations.  Leaves used for tea, fruit as medicine, bark for cloth.