Ma`aloa (Neraudia ovata)

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Endangered
Family: Urticaceae
State: HI
Nature Serve ID: 147416
Lifeform: Vine, Shrub
Date Inducted in National Collection: 07/24/2023

Description:

sprawling or rarely erect shrub

Where is Ma`aloa (Neraudia ovata) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Ma`aloa can be found in Hawaii

Which CPC Partners conserve Ma`aloa (Neraudia ovata)?

Harold L. Lyon Arboretum

Not Sponsored

Assigned 07/24/23

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Ma`aloa (Neraudia ovata) Characteristics

Nomenclature

Taxon	Neraudia ovata
Authority	Gaud.
Family	Urticaceae
CPC Number	2952
ITIS	19179
USDA	NEOV
Duration	Perennial
Common Names	Big Island Ma'oloa \| Ma'aloa \| Ma'oloa \| 'oloa
Associated Scientific Names	Neraudia ovata
Distribution

State Rank

State	State Rank
Hawaii	S1

Ecological Relationships

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Reintroduction

Lead Institution	State	Reintroduction Type	Year of First Outplanting
Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife	Hawaii	Reintroduction	2004
Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife	Hawaii	Reintroduction	2014

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