Pipturus kauaiensis A.Heller

Kauai pipturus (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Urticaceae > Pipturus

Characteristics

A shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 2-3 m tall. The leaves are 6-18 cm long and 2-6 cm wide. They have teeth along the edge. The leaves are alternate. The leaves and branches have white hairs. The flowers develop in clusters in the axils of leaves. The flowers are very small.
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It is a tropical plant.
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Edible leaves
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Distribution

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

Conservation status

Pipturus kauaiensis threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:855932-1
WFO ID wfo-0001143431
COL ID 4J7FD
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Synonyms

Pipturus kauaiensis