Biology:Neraudia ovata
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Big Island maʻoloa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Urticaceae |
| Genus: | Neraudia |
| Species: | N. ovata
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| Binomial name | |
| Neraudia ovata | |
Neraudia ovata, commonly known as Big Island maʻoloa, is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family, Urticaceae, that is endemic to the Big Island of Hawaii. It inhabits dry forests growing on lava flows in the island's Kona District. Big Island maʻoloa is a sprawling shrub with stems 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) long.[2] It is threatened by habitat loss. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. There are no more than 18 mature individuals persisting in natural populations, and some individuals which have been planted in appropriate habitat.[3]
References
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Neraudia ovata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T30945A9594690. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30945A9594690.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/30945/9594690. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ "Neraudia ovata Maʻoloa". Hawaiʻi Biodiversity & Mapping Program. University of Hawaiʻi. http://hbmp.hawaii.edu/hbmp/printpage.asp?spp=PDURT05060.
- ↑ USFWS. Neraudia ovata Five-year Review. January 2008.
Wikidata ☰ Q3013587 entry
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