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'''''Māmaki''''' ('''''Pipturus albidus''''') is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the [[nettle]] family, [[Urticaceae]], that is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]]. It inhabits [[Hawaiian tropical rainforests#Coastal mesic forests|coastal mesic]], [[Hawaiian tropical rainforests#Mixed mesic forests|mixed mesic]], and [[Hawaiian tropical rainforests#Wet forests|wet forests]] at elevations of {{convert| |
'''''Māmaki''''' ('''''Pipturus albidus''''') is a species of [[flowering plant]] in the [[nettle]] family, [[Urticaceae]], that is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Hawaii|Hawai{{okina}}i]]. It inhabits [[Hawaiian tropical rainforests#Coastal mesic forests|coastal mesic]], [[Hawaiian tropical rainforests#Mixed mesic forests|mixed mesic]], and [[Hawaiian tropical rainforests#Wet forests|wet forests]] at elevations of {{convert|60|–|1830|m|ft}}. ''Māmaki'' is a small [[tree]] that reaches a height of {{convert|9|m|ft}} and a trunk diameter of {{convert|0.3|m|ft}}.<ref>{{cite paper |url=http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/forestry/data/CommonTreesHI/CFT_Pipturus_albidus.pdf |format=[[PDF]] |title=Mamaki |first=Elbert L. |last=Little Jr. |coauthors=Roger G. Skolmen |publisher=[[United States Forest Service]] |year=1989}}</ref> |
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==Uses== |
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Fresh māmaki [[Leaf|leaves]] were combined with hot stones and spring water by the [[Native Hawaiians]] to produce an [[herbal tea]] that was an effective treatment for general [[Debility (medical)|debility]]. Today, packages of dried māmaki leaves are commercially produced.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=TM6Bz2XXPqAC&client=firefox-a |title=Plants in Hawaiian Medicine |first=Beatrice H. |last=Krauss |coauthors=Martha Noyes |
Fresh ''māmaki'' [[Leaf|leaves]] were combined with hot stones and spring water by the [[Native Hawaiians]] to produce an [[herbal tea]] that was an effective treatment for general [[Debility (medical)|debility]]. Today, packages of dried ''māmaki'' leaves are commercially produced.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=TM6Bz2XXPqAC&client=firefox-a |title=Plants in Hawaiian Medicine |first=Beatrice H. |last=Krauss |coauthors=Martha Noyes |
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|publisher=Bess Press |year=2001 |isbn=9781573061285 |pages=85-88}}</ref> |
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Māmaki (Pipturus albidus) 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 metres (200–6,000 ft). Māmaki is a small tree that reaches a height of 9 metres (30 ft) and a trunk diameter of 0.3 metres (0.98 ft).[1]
Uses
Fresh māmaki leaves were combined with hot stones and spring water by the Native Hawaiians to produce an herbal tea that was an effective treatment for general debility. Today, packages of dried māmaki leaves are commercially produced.[2]
References
- ^ Little Jr., Elbert L. (1989). "Mamaki" (PDF). United States Forest Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Krauss, Beatrice H. (2001). Plants in Hawaiian Medicine. Bess Press. pp. 85–88. ISBN 9781573061285.
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External links
- "Pipturus albidus". Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
- "mamaki, mamake, waimea (P. albidus on Kauai & P. ruber)". Hawaiian Ethnobotany Database. Bernice P. Bishop Museum.
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