
endemicUrticaceae
Neraudia melastomifolia
Endemic to Hawaiʻinative
Found naturally nowhere else on Earth.
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.
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Gallery · 3 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 14 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 6 · GBIF 41 records
Waiʻanae · OʻahuGBIF 10
Honouliuli · OʻahuGBIF 7
Waimea · KauaʻiGBIF 6
Kauaʻula · MauiGBIF 5
Kalihiwai · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Hanalei · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Makaweli · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kāhili · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Wailau · MolokaʻiGBIF 2
Honolua · MauiGBIF 1
Olowalu · MauiGBIF 1
Kamananui · OʻahuGBIF 1
Nānākuli · OʻahuGBIF 1


