Pipturus argenteus (G.Forst.) Wedd.

Flora of Niue Island
Herbarium of Bernice P. Bishop Museum
Pipturdrs aff. argenteus (Forst.) Wed$
S&all tree 4-5 m. tall. On rocky
cliff near sea, Alofi, 20 m. alt
Jan* 11, 1940. 'malege1
Coll. T. G. Yüncksk
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Urticaceae
Pipturus argenteus (Forst.) Wedd.
Det.: K.A.O. Eichhorn
Leiden, October 2002
] Pipturus aff. argenteus (Forster) Weddell, DC. Prodr. 16(1): 235, 19, 1869.
Shrub or small tree with puberulent branches. Leaves alternate, green above, whitened
and somewhat woolly beneath, ovate, palmately 3-veined at base, pinnate above, serrate,
up to IS or more cm. long and 10 cm. wide but commonly somewhat smaller, acuminate,
petioles mostly 2-5 cm. long. Flowers small, in small, globose clusters along slender,
axillary peduncles.
Common in thickets, forested areas and along sea cliffs (9585, 9599, 9616,
10047, 10232). The fruit is eaten by birds and the leaves are used for fodder.
[The specimens collected show considerable variation in the size and other
characters of the leaves and may represent different varieties. Native name,
malege.
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