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Hluhluwe Game Reserve, Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
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A tall weed with variable leaf shape and yellow or white flowers. It also has stinging hairs on the stems. Widely encountered in Africa, here in central Tanzania.
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[Syn. Hibiscus hannerae]Kokio keokeo or Small Kauai white hibiscusMalvaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)IUCN: Critically EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)The two native Hawaiian white hibiscuses, Hibiscus arnottianus and H. waimeae, are the only known species of hibiscuses in the world known to have fragrant flowers!Both the native red and white hibiscuses were grown near their houses for their flowers by early Hawaiians.EtymologyThe generic name Hibiscus is derived from hibiscos, the Greek name for mallow. The specific epithet waimeae refers to the Waimea Canyon, Kauai, where this species is found.The subspecies hannerae was named by the botanist couple Otto and Isa Degener for Mrs. Ruth Knudsen Hanner, a supporter of their work on Kauai.NPH00023
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Hibiscus_waimeae_hannerae
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Family:MalvaceaePink hibiscus , photographed at Velugonda hills of Eastren ghats in Andhra Pradesh.Local name: Konda patti.Distribution: Limited to Penisular India. A large shrub,2-3mts tall,Leaves 6-12x 4-10 cm , cordate, 3-5 lobed, leaf margins sinuate, flowers 5-8 cm across, bright rose with dark purple throat, Epicalyx foliaceous, equal to calyx lobes, pedicel 3-5 cm long jointed near the apex, Capsule depressed,globose, hispid, seeds black, glabrous2-3mm across.Refrence: Flora of the Presidency of Madras by J.S. Gamble, ENVIS, Flora of Nellore district by B.Suryanarayana &A.S.Rao.
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Kokio ula or St. John's hibiscusMalvaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsEndangeredKauai (Cultivated)Kokio was pounded with other plants, juice strained, and taken to purify blood. The leaves were chewed and swallowed as a laxative or mothers would chew buds and given to infants and children as a laxative. Mother would also chew the buds and give to children or children would eat the seeds to strengthen a weak child.NPH00003
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Hibiscus_kokio_saintjo...
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Mpumalanga, South Africa
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H1-1 Road East of Pretoriuskop, Kruger NP, Mpumalanga, SOUTH AFRICA
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Juno Beach, Florida, United States
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Family: MalvaceateDistribution: Found alond streams in the coast in tropics.A prickly many branched trailing shrub, Leaves 3.5-5cm long, palmately 3-5 lobed, cordate at base, lobes linear lanceolate, serrate,stipules foliaceous, flowers yellow with purple centre, solitary, axillary, involucral bracts spathulate- apiculate, retrose, persistent, calyx with small prickles, capsule 1-2cm long, ovoid, covered with bristled hairs. Photographed at a village near Bay of bengal in Nellore district.Ref: Flora of Presidency of Madras by J.S.Gamble.
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Kokio ula, Kokio ulaula, or Hawaiian red hibiscusMalvaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsEndangeredOahu (Cultivated)Shrubs to small trees.Kokio was pounded with other plants, juice strained, and taken to purify blood. The leaves were chewed and swallowed as a laxative or mothers would chew buds and given to infants and children as a laxative. Mother would also chew the buds and give to children or children would eat the seeds to strengthen a weak child.NPH00005
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Hibiscus_kokio_kokio
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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)
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Pafuri, Limpopo, South Africa
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Orinda, California, United States
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Kokio keokeo or Oahu white hibiscusMalvaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated)The two native Hawaiian white hibiscuses, Hibiscus arnottianus and H. waimeae, are the only known species of hibiscuses in the world known to have fragrant flowers!Early Hawaiians used these flowers medicinally. The bases of the buds of hau hele (H. arnottianus, H. furcellatus) were chewed by the mother and given to infants as a laxative. Too, children would chew and swallow seeds for general weakness of the body.NPH00012
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Hibiscus_arnottianus_a...
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Dwarf hibiscus or Brazilian rosemallowMalvaceaeNative to The Caribbean, Central America to northern South AmericaOahu, (Cultivated)
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Mao hau heleMalvaceae (Mallow family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu only)IUCN: EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)Budding branch. Open flower seen at
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/4797239047/in/photolist-...This subspecies grows to be a small tree.Mao hau hele was planted for an ornamental use by early Hawaiians.EtymologyThe generic name Hibiscus is derived from hibiscos, the Greek name for mallow.The specific epithet brackenridgei is named after William Dunlop Brackenridge (1810-1893), Scottish-American horticulturist and superintendent of the National Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C.The subspecies is mokuleianus is named for Mokulia, an area in the northern Waianae Mountains, Oahu where this subspecies is found.
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Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana'Rose of Sharon 'Diana'. One of the many species called "Rose of Sharon", a reference to Song of Solomon 2:1. Hibiscus syriacus is the national flower of South Korea. You will see it on the side of police cars, military officer pips and nearly every official seal. Korea is, as well, compared poetically to the flower in the South Korean national anthem. Photographed in a private garden in Berkeley, CA.
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Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
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Kokio keokeo or Kauai white hibiscusMalvaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Kauai only)Oahu (Cultivated)The two native Hawaiian white hibiscuses, Hibiscus arnottianus and H. waimeae, are the only known species of hibiscuses in the world known to have fragrant flowers!Early Hawaiians used these flowers medicinally. The bases of the buds of hau hele (H. arnottianus, H. furcellatus) were chewed by the mother and given to infants as a laxative. Too, children would chew and swallow seeds for general weakness of the body.NPH0003
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Hibiscus_waimeae_waimeae
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H1-1 Road East of Pretoriuskop, Kruger NP, Mpumalanga, SOUTH AFRICA
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Kokio ula or Clay's hibiscusMalvaceae (Mallow family)Endemic to the Hawaiian IslandsIUCN: Critically EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)This is not the common red hibiscus that one sees growing everywhere in the city and along streets of Honolulu and Waikk. That one is the Chinese red hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis).
www.flickr.com/photos/x3wolfgang/5792953302/in/photolist-...No, Clay's hibiscus or kokio ula is much rarer, but can be found growing in a few private yards, gardens and parks if one knows where to look.With so many flowers nearly always available, kokio ula makes a beautiful lei.Closeup of flower
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5113322360/in/photostream/Early Hawaiians grew both the native red and white hibiscuses near their houses for their flowers.The beautiful flowers were fashioned into striking lei, but lasting only a day.Hawaiians also pounded kokio with other plants, juice was strained, and taken to purify blood. The leaves were chewed and swallowed as a laxative or mothers would chew buds and given to infants and children as a laxative. Mother would also chew the buds and give to children or children would eat the seeds to strengthen a weak child.The wood was used by early Hawaiians to make a fine charcoal.NPH00008
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Hibiscus_clayi