Pipturus albidus, known as māmaki (sometimes waimea, for its resemblance to olomea[1]) in Hawaiian and known as Waimea pipturus in English,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family, Urticaceae, that is endemic to Hawaiʻi. It inhabits coastal mesic, mixed mesic, and wet forests at elevations of 60–1,830 m (200–6,000 ft). Māmaki is a small tree that reaches a height of 9 m (30 ft) and a trunk diameter of 0.3 m (0.98 ft).[3]
^"Hawaiian-English Dictionary". University of Hawaii Press. 2003. Archived from the original on 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Pipturus albidus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
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Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Mamaki" (PDF). Common Forest Trees of Hawaii (Native and Introduced). United States Forest Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-11-29.
Pipturusalbidus, known as māmaki (sometimes waimea, for its resemblance to olomea) in Hawaiian and known as Waimea pipturus in English, is a species of...
Pipturus is a flowering plant genus in the nettle family, Urticaceae. Pipturusalbidus (Hook. & Arn.) A.Gray ex H.Mann – Māmaki (Hawaii) Pipturus arborescens...
including nettles in the genus Urtica, ramie (Boehmeria nivea), māmaki (Pipturusalbidus), and ajlai (Debregeasia saeneb). The family includes about 2,625 species...
leaves of plants in the family Urticaceae, especially those of māmaki (Pipturusalbidus) but also ōpuhe (Urera spp.), ʻākōlea (Boehmeria grandis), olonā (Touchardia...
deglupta), Ochrosia elliptica, ʻIeʻi.e. (Freycinetia arborea), and Māmaki (Pipturusalbidus). Folklore in Hawaii List of botanical gardens in the United States...
Pithecellobium, Samanea saman, Perottetia sandwicensis, Dodonaea viscosa and Pipturusalbidus. Udara blackburni is one of only two butterfly species that are native...
sprouting up and gaining hold again in a restored area. Maile, māmaki (Pipturusalbidus) and palapalai (Microlepia strigosa) were the plants used. Mention...
hāpuʻu (Cibotium spp.), hame (Antidesma platyphyllum), and māmaki (Pipturusalbidus). It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikimedia Commons has media related...
Molokai and Hawaii. The larvae feed on Neraudia melastomaefolia and Pipturusalbidus. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Udea stellata. Wikispecies...
Molokai and Hawaii. The larvae feed on Neraudia melastomaefolia and Pipturusalbidus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978)...
can look like and be confused with its endemic counterpart Māmaki (Pipturusalbidus) of the same family. However, differences in ʻakolea's appearance come...
the larvae have been observed feeding on native Urticaceae, such as Pipturusalbidus (māmaki) and Boehmeria grandis ('akolea), food sources for the native...
inhabit leaves and trees, notably the leaf litter of the native tree Pipturusalbidus. Amastra micans is classified as critically imperiled and faces various...
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