Neraudia ovata

Big Island Ma'oloa

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Overview

Neraudia ovata, a member of the Urticaceae (nettle) family, is a sprawling or rarely erect shrub to a small tree, with stems 1 to 3 m (3 to 10 ft) long, and branches bearing short, somewhat erect hairs. The alternate, thin, stalked leaves are smooth-margined, grayish on the undersurface, 5 to 14 cm (2 to 5.5 in) long and 2 to 6.5 cm (0.8 to 2.6 in) wide with spreading, curved, nearly translucent hairs. Male and female flowers are found on separate plants. Male flowers have extremely short stalks and a densely hairy calyx. Female flowers have no stalks and a densely hairy, boat-shaped calyx. The fruit is an achene (a dry one-seeded fruit that does not open at maturity).

Scientific Name

Neraudia ovata
Common Name
Big Island ma'oloa
No common name
FWS Category
Flowering Plants
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