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Hau kuahiwi

It is known as hau kuahiwi in Hawaiian, which means "upland Hibiscus tiliaceus." Contents - * 1 Description * 2 Habitat * 3 Conservation * 4 References * 5 External links Description - H. More

hau kuahiwi which means "mountain Hibiscus". The Latin name means "brother of Hibiscus". It is distinctive for its peculiar flowers, which do not fully open. Description Hibiscadelphus was first described by Austrian-American botanist Joseph Rock in 1911 on the basis of the species H. giffardianus. The genus consists of seven species, one of which, H. woodii, was only described in 1995. They are large shrubs or trees, up to 7|m|ft tall, with nearly circular leaves. More