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Home  /  Plants  /  Budburst Species  /  Pipturus albidus
Phenology Observation Sheet for Broadleaf Evergreens

COMMON NAME

Mamaki

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Pipturus albidus

ALSO KNOWN AS

Waimea pipturus

Plant family

Nettle (Urticaceae)

Plant group

Broadleaf Evergreens

A tree/shrub up to 30' tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 1'.
3 reports
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OBSERVERS
3+
OBSERVATIONS
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Identification hints

Mamaki can vary highly in leaf shape and size, plant size and growth form--this plant has previously been split up into as many as ten species!
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Mamaki trees and shrubs grow in wet forested areas. The bark fibers have been used to make cloth and rope. The fruits and leaves have been used for medicinal purposes and the leaves are dried and sold today commercially. Mamaki trees are used in landscaping and are the host plant for the Kamehameha butterfly caterpillars and sometimes the Green Hawaiian Blue butterfly.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Hawaii
HABITAT
Growing in moist to wet forests from sea level to 6,000' above sea level.
ATTRIBUTES
Leaves
The leaves are dark green above and whitish below. The leaves are highly variable in size and shape, from 3 to 8 inches long, oblong to heart shaped, with reddish veins and toothed edges. They vary in texture from leathery to papery.
Flowers
White to greenish flowers are extremely small, growing in the leaf axils in tight 3/8" wide clusters. The male and female flowers grow separately but on the same plant (unisexual flowers).
Fruits
The fruits are small, white berries with pale brown, oval seeds.
Bark
The bark is gray to reddish-brown in color.
Bloom Time
Blooming throughout the year.

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