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Hibiscus insularis

Endl. (1833)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Hibiscus

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Prodr. Fl. Norfolk.: 74 (1833)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Hibiscus insularis Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, Haleiwa Preserved_Specimen Plant 3-4 ft. Alternate branches, all in one plane. One plant has almost all lobed leaves, the other has mostly entire leaves. Orr, D. 73 Oahu BISH 1998-03-26
2 Hibiscus insularis Lyon Arboretum; near weather station, Cottage F-4 Preserved_Specimen Shrub 9-10' tall, straggly growth w/very little branching, flwrs opening whitish pink & turning darker. Hirano, R. Oahu BISH 1995-01-25
3 Hibiscus insularis Lyon Arboretum; near weather station, Cottage F-4 Preserved_Specimen Shrub 9-10' tall, straggly growth w/very little branching, flwrs opening whitish pink & turning darker. Hirano, R. Oahu BISH 1995-01-25
4 Hibiscus insularis Koloa District: National Tropical Botanical Garden, McBryde Garden in Lawai Valley. East of pump keepers cottage, near podocarpus trees. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Shrub 3 m tall, densely branched. Leaves matte green above, paler beneath. Calyx and epicalyx green, corolla pale greenish yellow, petals with pink blush toward base, fading dark pink; staminal column pinkish, filaments pink-white, style dark purple-red. Lorence, D.H. 10853 Kauai BISH 2021-04-30
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