Hibiscus brackenridgei subsp. brackenridgei

Description:

Mao hau heleMalvaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsIUCN: Endangered Oahu (Cultivated), N.W. Lnai formThis unique form is nearly glabrous (no hairs) leaves. There is yet another form on Lnai that is totally, or as can be, glabrous, and has only a few specimens remaining in the wild in a protected exclosure.Mao hau hele was planted for an ornamental use by early Hawaiians.Hibiscus brackenridgei has been chosen to represent the official flower for the State of Hawaii. (See story at the website below)nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Hibiscus_brackenridgei...