Pipturus albidus A.Gray ex H.Mann

Waimea pipturus (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Urticaceae > Pipturus

Characteristics

An evergreen shrub or small tree. It grows 3-10 m tall. Male and female flowers are separate but usually on the same plant. The fruit are white and like raspberries.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 7.05
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.9
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet forest from sea level to 1,870 m above sea level. It needs a moist, well-drained soil.
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Mesic to wet forest, diverse mesic forest, mesic valleys at elevations from sea level to 1,870 metres.
Light 5-5
Soil humidity -
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Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The fruit are edible but have little taste. The leaves are used to make tea.
Uses fiber material medicinal tea wood
Edible fruits leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown from seeds. The seeds are removed from the pulp by putting them into a plastic bag to soften. They can be washed in water and viable seeds sink. Plants can be grown from cuttings 10-15 cm long.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Pipturus albidus unspecified picture

Distribution

Pipturus albidus world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:855908-1
WFO ID wfo-0001143426
COL ID 77KP2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pipturus taitensis Pipturus eriocarpus Perlarius albidus Boehmeria albida Pipturus albidus Pipturus brighamii Pipturus gaudichaudianus Pipturus hawaiensis Pipturus oahuensis Pipturus pachyphyllus Pipturus pterocarpus Pipturus rockii Pipturus helleri