Urera glabra

Description:

puhe or HpueUrticaceae (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).Flowers/fruit (Urera kaalae)www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4797978101/in/photostream/EtymologyThe 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 glabra is Latin for smooth or without hairs in reference to the plant having no hairs on the plant.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Urera_glabra