Pipturus albidus (Mamaki)

Pipturus albidus (Mamaki)

Pipturus albidus, known as māmaki in Hawaiian and known as Waimea pipturus in English, is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family, Urticaceae, that is endemic to Hawaiʻi. It inhabits coastal mesic, mixed mesic, and wet forests at elevations of 60–1,830 m. Māmaki is a small tree that reaches a height of 9 m and a trunk diameter of 0.3 m.