puheUrticaceae (Nettle family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Waianae Mountains, Oahu)IUCN: Critically EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)Early Hawaiians used the fibers from the bark of puhe as cordage for fish nets.Medicially, puhe was used for lepo paakiki (severe constipation).Leaves (Urera glabra)
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4797979303/in/dateposted/The generic name Urera is derived from the Latin uro, burn or sting, in reference to the stinging hairs of some species in this genus.The specific epithet kaalae refers to Kaala, Oahu, the highest point on the island one of the places in the Waianae Range where this species was found.
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