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Hibiscus kokio Hillebr., kokiʻo or kokiʻo ʻula ("red kokiʻo ") is a shrub or small tree (3–7 m or 9.8–23.0 ft) with red to orangish (or rarely yellow) flowers. This endemic species is not officially listed, but considered rare in nature. Two subspecies are recognized: H. kokio ssp. kokio found in dry to wet forests on Kauai, Oahu, Maui ...
Hibiscus [2] [3] is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. The genus is quite large, comprising several hundred species that are native to warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. Member species are renowned for their large, showy flowers and those species are commonly known simply as ...
Thespesia grandiflora is a tree in the family Malvaceae of the rosids clade. [2] Its common name is maga and sometimes is referred to as Maga Colorada and Puerto Rican hibiscus. [2] This tree is widely distributed throughout Puerto Rico where it is endemic. [3] [4] Although originally endemic to the humid mountains of limestone in the western ...
Talipariti elatum flowers on a tree in Havana, Cuba. The Talipariti elatum tree is quite attractive with its straight trunk, broad green leaves and hibiscus -like flowers. It grows quite rapidly, often attaining 20 metres (66 ft) or more in height. The flower changes color as it matures, going from bright yellow to orange, red and finally crimson .
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Hibiscus laevis ( syn. Hibiscus militaris ), the halberd-leaf rosemallow, is a herbaceous perennial flower native to central and eastern North America. Their showy, creamy-white or pink flowers are large, up to 15 centimetres (6 in) across, and are hard to miss. These flowers require exposure to sunlight to open up properly, and then last only ...
Hibiscus schizopetalus is a shrub growing to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall.. The red or pink flowers are very distinctive in their frilly, finely divided petals. Flowers with finely dissected petal have a range of colours, the most common being the red form (Keena et al., 2002; Ng, 2006).
Hibiscadelphus. Rock, 1911. Hibiscadelphus is a genus of flowering plants that are endemic to Hawaiʻi. It is known by the Native Hawaiians as hau kuahiwi which means "mountain Hibiscus". The Latin name Hibiscadelphus means "brother of Hibiscus ". It is distinctive for its peculiar flowers, which do not fully open.