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Neraudia sericea
Neraudia sericea is a rare species of flowering plant in the nettle family known by the common name woodland ma'oloa. It is endemic to Hawaii. It has been found on the islands of Molokai, Maui, Lanai, and Kahoolawe, but it has only been seen recently on Molokai and Maui. There are fewer than 200 individuals remaining. This is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
It is a 3 to 5 m (10 to 16 ft) tall shrub with densely hairy branches. The elliptic or oval leaves are between 4.5 and 13 cm (1.7 and 5.1 in) long and have smooth margins or slightly toothed margins on young leaves. The upper leaf surface is moderately hairy, and the lower leaf surface is densely covered with irregularly curved, silky gray to white hairs up to 1 mm (0.04 in) long along the veins. The male flowers may be stalkless or have short stalks.
Angularfruit ma'oloa · Ma'aloa · Big Island ma'oloa · Ma'oloa
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Neraudia sericea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
