Neraudia melastomifolia

Maʻaloa
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Urticaceae
Genus:	Neraudia
Species:	N. melastomifolia
Binomial name
Neraudia melastomifolia Gaudich.

Neraudia melastomifolia, known as Maʻaloa in Hawaiian, is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family, Urticaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is a shrub or small tree, reaching a height of up to 5 m (16 ft). N. melastomifolia inhabits coastal mesic, mixed mesic, and wet forests at elevations of 270–1,160 m (890–3,810 ft) on Kauaʻi Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, and Maui.^[2] It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Neraudia melastomifolia. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.
2. ^ "maaloa, maoloa". Hawaii Ethnobotany Online Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum. http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/resultsdetailed.asp?search=maaloa. Retrieved 2009-11-23.