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Pouzolzia australis
Also called Kermadecs Nettle Tree
Pouzolzia australis, synonyms including Boehmeria australis and Boehmeria calophleba, is a species of large shrub or small tree in the plant family Urticaceae. It is endemic to small islands belonging to Australia and New Zealand – Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, and the Kermadec Islands. The population on Norfolk island, sometimes treated as a distinct subspecies, is critically endangered. In the Kermadec Islands, it was described in 2018 as "threatened – nationally endangered".
In 2003, only about 33 mature plants were known from Norfolk Island, where it is regarded as "critically endangered". Plants grow rapidly and have a short lifespan. In the Kermadec Islands, it is now known only from Raoul Island and Macauley Island, and in 2018 was described as "threatened – nationally endangered". On Lord Howe Island, the species is generally uncommon, but is locally abundant in the moist forests of the southern parts of the island, where it forms an association with Piper species on the north-western slopes of Mount Lidgbird.
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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.
