Neraudia
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Neraudia is a genus of plant
s in family Urticaceae
. There are five species, all endemic to Hawaii
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Species include:
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
s in family Urticaceae
Urticaceae
Urticaceae, or the nettle family, is a family of flowering plants. The family name comes from the genus Urtica . Urticaceae includes a number of well-known and useful plants, including the aforementioned nettles, Ramie , māmaki , and ajlai .The family includes approximately 2600 species, grouped...
. There are five species, all endemic to Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
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Species include:
- Neraudia angulataNeraudia angulataNeraudia angulata is a rare species of flowering plant in the nettle family known by the common name angularfruit ma'oloa. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is known only from the Waianae Range on the island of Oahu. There are nine remaining populations with a varying number of individuals; in 2006...
- Neraudia melastomifoliaNeraudia melastomifoliaNeraudia melastomifolia, known as Maaloa 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 . N. melastomifolia inhabits coastal mesic, mixed mesic, and wet forests at elevations of on...
, Gaud. - Neraudia ovataNeraudia ovataNeraudia ovata, commonly known as Big Island Maoloa, is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family, Urticaceae, that is endemic to the Big Island of Hawaii. It inhabits dry forests growing on lava flows in the island's Kona District. Big Island Maoloa is a sprawling shrub with stems long....
, Gaud. - Neraudia sericeaNeraudia sericeaNeraudia sericea is a rare species of flowering plant in the nettle family known by the common name woodland ma'oloa. It is endemic to Hawaii. It has been found on the islands of Molokai, Maui, Lanai, and Kahoolawe, but it has only been seen recently on Molokai and Maui. There are fewer than 200...