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Pipturus albidus (Hook. & Arn.) A. Gray

Pipturus albidus (Hook. & Arn.) A. Gray

Pipturus albidus
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Pipturus albidus (Hook. & Arn.) A. Gray. Pipturus albidus, known as māmaki in Hawaiian and known as Waimea pipturus in English, 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).

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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