Urticaceae

Big Island ma'oloa

Neraudia ovata Gaudich.

Family: Urticaceae
Genus: Neraudia

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Big Island ma'oloa (Neraudia ovata) — Photo: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Big Island ma'oloa, Big Island maioloa, Big Island maíoloa
French: Ma'oloa, Maoloa, Maʻoloa

Synonyms

Boehmeria ovata (Gaudich.) Endl.
Neraudia cookii H.St.John

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: native

Photos

Photo: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.