Biology:Urera kaalae
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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: | Urera |
| Species: | U. kaalae
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| Urera kaalae Wawra
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Urera kaalae, opuhe,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family, Urticaceae, that is endemic to the island of Oʻahu in Hawaii. It inhabits slopes and gulches in mesic forests at elevations of 300–760 m (980–2,490 ft).[3] Currently it is restricted to the southern and central parts of the Waiʻanae Mountains. Associated plants include maile (Alyxia oliviformis), hame (Antidesma platyphyllum), Asplenium kaulfusii, Athyrium spp., ʻāwikiwiki (Canavalia spp.), pāpala (Charpentiera spp.), ʻakoko (Euphorbia spp.), poʻolā (Claoxylon sandwicense), ēlama (Diospyros hillebrandii), Doryopteris spp., ʻieʻi.e. (Freycinetia arborea), manono (Hedyotis acuminata), Hibiscus spp., olopua (Nestegis sandwicensis), māmaki (Pipturus albidus), hala pepe (Dracaena spp.), ʻālaʻa (Pouteria sandwicensis), kōpiko (Psychotria spp.), heuhiuhi (Senna gaudichaudii), aʻiaʻi (Streblus pendulinus), ōpuhe (Urera glabra), and maua (Xylosma hawaiensis). It is threatened by habitat loss.[4]
References
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Urera kaalae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T30970A9596199. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30970A9596199.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/30970/9596199. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ "Urera kaalae". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=URKA.
- ↑ "opuhe, hopue (A. glabra), hona (U. glabra)". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/resultsdetailed.asp?search=opuhe.
- ↑ "Opuhe Urera kaalae". Hawaii's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy. State of Hawaii. http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/cwcs/files/Flora%20fact%20sheets/Ure_kaa%20plant%20NTBG_W.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q5491837 entry
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