Abutilon menziesii
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Kooloa ulaMalvaceae (Mallow family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Oahu, Lnai, Maui, Hawaii)IUCN: Critically EndangeredOahu (Cultivated)A rare blond or butter colored form of kooloa ula.* Abutilon menziesii is known from 10 sub-populations on the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Lnai and Oahu, with a total population size of 450-500 individuals.Early Hawaiians used the flowers in lei making. The juice of the red blossoms was used as a laxative.EtymologyThe generic name Abutilon is derived from the Arabic awbtln (ab ln), for malvaceous (mallow-like) plants.The species epithet menziesii refers to Archibald Menzies (1754-1842) a Scottish surgeon and naturalist, and the first to taxonomically identify the species._____* Kooloa ula. Although the Hawaiian name ula refers to the more commonly seen red (ula) color, kooloa ula flowers are known in a range of colors: pink, pink and white, pale red, maroon, deep purplish-red (wine), salmon, and blond or butter.NPH0008nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Abutilon_menziesii
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- Eukaryota (Eucariontes)
- Archaeplastida
- Chloroplastida
- Streptophyta
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- Tracheophyta
- Spermatophytes (Spermatophyta)
- Angiosperms
- Eudicots
- Superrosids
- Rosids
- Malvales
- Malvaceae
- Abutilon
- Abutilon menziesii
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