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Hibiscus waimeae

A.Heller (1896)

This name is accepted

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

Hawaiian white hibiscus, koki‘o ke‘oke‘o [kokio keokeo], koki‘o kea [kokio kea]

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Gray–barked trees 6–10 m tall.

Stems: Branches, petioles, and pedicels copiously closely stellate pubescent.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate. Blades orbicular to broadly ovate–elliptic, 5–18(–25) cm long, 3–13(–18) cm wide. Apex obtuse to acute. Base obtuse to truncate. Lower surfaces grayish velvety tomentose; upper surfaces less densely pubescent or glabrous. Margins inconspicuously to moderately crenate or crenate–serrate. Petioles usually less than ½ as long as blades, copiously closely stellate pubescent. Petioles usually less than ½ as long as blades. Stipules filiform, 5–8 mm long, early deciduous.

Flowers: Flowers strongly fragrant, solitary, born near the ends of branches; pedicels 2–3 cm long, articulate, copiously closely stellate pubescent; involucral bracts 7–8, linear-lanceolate, 8–10 mm long. Flowers bisexual (perfect). Calyx tubular, (2–)3–4.5 cm long, compsed of connate sepals; 5-lobed, often accrescent in fruit, lobes 8–15 mm long, tube usually splitting longitudinally in fruit, veins obscure or prominent, sometimes with a gland on midrib of each lobe, lobes valvate in bud. Corolla actinomorphic to moderately zygomorphic, corolla of 5 petals, flaring, adnate basally to the staminal column to form a tube (1.5-)3-6 cm long, opening white in the morning, fading to pinkish in the afternoon, usually broadly obovate, (4-)9-13 cm long, lower surface usually densely pubescent, convolute in bud. Stamens 5 to numerous, monadelphous, forming a staminal column; staminal column exserted, reddish to crimson apically, up to 15 cm long; filaments arising in upper ½ of staminal column, spreading, up to 2.5 cm long; anthers monothecal. Pollen globose, echinate. Ovary superior, 5-celled or rarely appearing 10-celled by a vertical partition, the carpels borne in a single whorl or rarely seemingly superposed whorls, placentation axile; ovules 3 or more per cell; style exceeding the staminal column, 5-branched, each branch terminated by an expanded stigma.

Fruit: Loculicidally dehiscent capsules; cartilaginous; obovoid; apiculate; to 1.8–2.5 cm long; glabrous; exocarp and endocarp sometimes separating at maturity. Seeds angular–reniform; ca. 4 mm long; brownish tomentose; with or without endosperm.

Ploidy: 2n = 84*

Habitat: Diverse mesic forest.

Elevation Range: 250–1200 m.

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

PROPAGATION/CULTIVATION

  • The seeds of Hibiscus waimeae are contained in a tough, oval capsules about an inch long. The fuzzy brown seeds are about 1/8 inch long. Hibiscus waimeae is easily grown from fresh seed, but Hawaiian hibiscus hybridize readily and seedlings may be very different from the parent plant. To ensure that the seedlings are not hybrids, hand pollinate the flowers. Using a paint brush, transfer pollen to the stigma of the flower and then enclose the flower in a bag until the seed capsule ripens. Bornhorst (1991) recommends hand pollination in the early morning.
  • Seeds should be removed from the capsules before planting. Dry the capsules in a container such as a paper bag. The seeds will fall out of the dried capsules or they can be removed manually. The early NTBG publication (1989) suggests the use of a 24 hour hot water soak or scarification as seed pretreatments. The later NTBG publications (1992) and Bornhorst (1996) do not indicate that pretreatment is necessary.
  • Seeds should be planted in a well-drained sterile mix such as 2 parts perlite, 1 part vermiculite and 1 part sterile potting soil, or a mix of 1 part perlite to 2 parts sterile potting soil. Place the pots in the shade and keep the media moist, but do not over water. Germination generally takes place in 3 to 9 days. (Bornhorst 1991; Bornhorst 1996; NTBG 1989; NTBG 1992; Wagner 1990)
  • Hibiscus waimeae grow easily from semi-hardwood cuttings. Cuttings should be from 4 to 6 inches long, about 1/4 inch in diameter (pencil-sized), and have at least 3 nodes.
  • Dip the bottom end of the cutting in a medium strength rooting hormone; Bornhorst (1996) recommends Rootone F or Hormex #3; Bornhorst (1991) also reports the use of a 1:10 Dip N Gro solution.
  • Use a well-drained medium such as a mixture of 1 part potting soil and 1 part perlite (NTBG), or a mix consisting of perlite and vermiculite (Bornhorst 1991). Keep the cuttings in a humid environment and the rooting medium moist using a mist system if possible. Bornhorst (1991) reports the successful use of a mist system which was one for 24 seconds every 3 minutes. Cuttings are ready to transplant in about 3 months. (Bornhorst 1991; Bornhorst 1996; NTBG 1992)
  • Hibiscus waimeae can be air layered. Bornhorst (1991) recommends selecting a branch that is growing upright and making the air layer between 1 and 2 feet from the tip of the branch.
  • To start a plant by air layering, remove the bark and cambium from a 1 inch wide ring of bark. Apply a rooting hormone to the cut surface and cover this with a layer of damp sphagnum moss. Wrap the moss in plastic being sure to secure the ends where it wraps around the branch. Bornhorst (1996) suggests that root systems from air-layered plants are not as vigorous as those produced by other techniques. (Bornhorst 1991; Bornhorst 1996). Hibiscus waimeae can be propagated by grafting. Use a tough rootstock such as the common red, pink waterfall, or double pink. Most grafting techniques will work. The scion (the piece of the desired plant that will be attached to the rootstock) should be 3 to 4 inches long with 2 to 4 nodes. Cut the scion from branches that are semi-mature; both tips and stem sections work well for scion wood. Bornhorst (1991) recommends either wedge or side wedge grafting techniques. (Bornhorst 1991; Bornhorst 1996) [Data from Herring, E. C., & Criley, R. A. (2003). The Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Web Site: Developing a Webbased Information Resource. HortTechnology, 13(3), 545-548. https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/hawnprop/]

Natural History

Statewide Status

Endemic

Island Status

Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Only found in cultivation
Kaua'i Endemic
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Minnesota Bot. Stud. 1: 851 (1896)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:889 (K); Staples & Herbst 2005:387 (KEY), 391 (DESCR); Thomas, Magnacca, et al. 2025:242 (remove subsp. following elevation of subsp. hannerae to sp. level)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Hibiscus waimeae Waimea Gulches. Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 5629 Kauai BISH 1909-09-16
2 Hibiscus waimeae Hana, Kahanu Garden, NTBG, makai wall of heiau Preserved_Specimen 4 m shrub, sprawling; calyx green, corolla white with pink tinge, column and stigmas red, flower fragrant, 10:30 am Lorence, D.H. 7730 Maui BISH 1995-11-16
3 Hibiscus waimeae Cultivated area for native plants along margin of Pandanus forest E of Piilanihale Heiau Preserved_Specimen Shrub of 8 ft.; Petals white above, below white with pink veination; stemens orange-red, filaments red; column dark pink; stigma dark red; petioles reddish-brown. Flynn, T.W. 2594 Maui BISH 1987-11-10
4 Hibiscus waimeae Captain Cook, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, native Hibiscus garden Preserved_Specimen Corolla white, pink blush outside; staminal column covering tall. Rozett, J.R. 32 Hawaii BISH
5 Hibiscus waimeae Honolulu, Bishop Museum Campus, native Hawaiian garden. Preserved_Specimen Tree, 15 ft ht; flowers white Kennedy, B. 20175 Oahu BISH 2017-11-09
6 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Showing hairs on stems and leaves, top and bottom Perlman, S. Kauai BISH 1977-09-08
7 Hibiscus waimeae Waimea; gully below Puu Ka Pele Preserved_Specimen Cranwell, L.M. 3031 Kauai BISH 1938-08-20
8 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Leaves bright green, main veins red near base of blade, petioles dark-red. Fl. like H. arnottianus, white, fragrant, changing to pink tint; staminal column pansy-purple (Ridgeway). Clay, H.F. Kauai BISH 1956-01-12
9 Hibiscus waimeae unknown Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH
10 Hibiscus waimeae unknown Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH
11 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Tree of 8 ft.; leaves medium green more or less glossy above dull pale green below with raised faintly pinkish veins;petiole slightly darker; corolla white fading to ivory, filaments & stamen tree pink; flower fragrant 8.30.a.m. Flynn, T.W. 5542 Kauai BISH 1994-04-05
12 Hibiscus waimeae unknown Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. BISH
13 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Showing hairs Perlman, S. Kauai BISH
14 Hibiscus waimeae Kauai Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Kauai BISH 1911-10-01
15 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details On edge of stream and slope. Growing with mixed native and non-native plant species, on edge of gulch and slope on the left. W/Clidemia hirta, Freycinetia arborea, Pisonla sandwicensis, Lantana camara, Antidesma platyphyllum, Cyrtandra sp., Boehmeria sp., Hedychium gardnerianum, Touchardia latifolia Preserved_Specimen Large shrub to small tree, about 20 ft tall. The main branches about three feet up from base. In bud and flower. Walsh, S. 331 Kauai BISH 2016-08-25
16 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 866 Kauai BISH 1917-07-03
17 Hibiscus waimeae Halemanu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 391559 Kauai BISH 1909-02-20
18 Hibiscus waimeae Halemanu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 1760 Kauai BISH 1909-02-14
19 Hibiscus waimeae Kaholuamanoa, above Waimea Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2785 Kauai BISH 1895-09-02
20 Hibiscus waimeae Below Puu Ka Pele, in Halepoinui Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 17269 Kauai BISH 1920-01-30
21 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details On edge of stream and slope. Growing with mixed native and non-native plant species, on edge of gulch and slope on the left. W/Clidemia hirta, Freycinetia arborea, Pisonla sandwicensis, Lantana camara, Antidesma platyphyllum, Cyrtandra sp., Boehmeria sp., Hedychium gardnerianum, Touchardia latifolia Preserved_Specimen Large shrub to smalll tree, about 28 feet tall. Four main branches splitting about three feet up from base and another smaller shoot. Walsh, S. 332 Kauai BISH 2016-08-25
22 Hibiscus waimeae Kaholuamanoa above Waimeae Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2785 Kauai BISH 1895-09-02
23 Hibiscus waimeae Kaholuamanu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 17093 Kauai BISH 1916-10-01
24 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 1565 Kauai BISH 1909-01-01
25 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 993 Kauai BISH 1917-07-03
26 Hibiscus waimeae Makaweli, Olokele ditch trail Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 23079 Kauai BISH 1947-12-26
27 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 227 Kauai BISH 1971-04-13
28 Hibiscus waimeae Waimea Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 422 Kauai BISH 1909-09-01
29 Hibiscus waimeae Unknown locality but must be Kauai Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Kauai BISH
30 Hibiscus waimeae Kauai Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Kauai BISH 1916-10-01
31 Hibiscus waimeae Kauai Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Kauai BISH 1911-10-01
32 Hibiscus waimeae Waimea Canyon, Kukui Trail Open forest near top. Preserved_Specimen Shrub or tree to 15 ft. high; petals white with faint pink tinge; staminal column red. Degener, O. 23970 Kauai BISH 1987-09-26
33 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Perlman, S. Kauai BISH 1978-05-10
34 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 5629 BISH 1909-01-01
35 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 1760 BISH 1909-02-14
36 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 5629 BISH 1909-01-01
37 Hibiscus waimeae Honolulu; Wilder's Garden Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Oahu BISH
38 Hibiscus waimeae Halemanu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 1565 Kauai BISH 1909-02-14
39 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing with mixed native and non-native plant species, about 20 foot up steep NW facing slope on side of stream W/Psidium guajava, Clidemia hirta, Freycinetia arborea, Pisonia sandwicensis, Lantana camara, Antidesma plaphyllum Preserved_Specimen Large shrub to small tree, about 28 feet tall. In bud and flower. Walsh, S. 320 Kauai BISH 2016-08-25
40 Hibiscus waimeae Waimea District. Koaie Canyon, about 1.mile up river from Lonomea camp. Mixed native and non-native, dry to mesic forest. On rocky, steep side of cliff above stream. W/ Aleurites moluccana, Metrosideros polymorpha, Dodonaea viscosa, Oplismenus hirtellus, Lantana camara, Diopspyros sandwicensis, Cordyline fruticosa, Melia azedarach, Kalanchoe pinnata, Pleomele aurea Preserved_Specimen Tree about 22 feet tall. Feeble, with one large branch broken. Flowers white and fragrant with ample, sweet nectar. Walsh, S. 524 Kauai BISH 2017-08-10
41 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Open ridge. Moderate, NW facing slope. 15% canopy cover. Surrounded by thick uluhe fern (Dicranopteris linearis). W/Lantana camara, Pisonia sp., Dicranopteris linearis, Aleurites moluccanus, Psydrax odorata, Hedychium garnderianum, Clidemia hirta, Psychotria sp. Preserved_Specimen Growing horizontal, about 20 feet long, with several off shoots. In fruit (open, dehisced capsules,), bud and flower. Walsh, S. 191 Kauai BISH 2016-02-01
42 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Steep crumbly, north facing slope of ridge. Open canopy. W/ Diospyros sandwicensis, Santalum pyrularium, Flueggea neowawraea, Polyscias racemosa, Metrosideros polymorpha, Chrysodracon aurea, Plumbago zeylanica, Kalanchoe pinnata, Lantana camara, Grevillea r Preserved_Specimen Tree, about 15 feet tall. Sterile, with empty capsules. Walsh, S. 423 Kauai BISH 2017-05-08
43 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Sparse, relict native dry forest trees with weedy under story vegetation and ground cover. W/Lantana camara, Kalanchoe pinnata, Flueggea neowawraea, Rauvolfia sandwicensis, Preserved_Specimen Large shrub about 15 ft tall. In bud, flower and old capsules. Lat/Long: 22.091098, -159.617404 Walsh, S. 388 Kauai BISH 2016-11-17
44 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Mixed mesic forest. W/ Psidium cattleianum, Falcataria moluccana, Rubus sp., Sphagneticola trilobata, Metrosideros polymorpha var. glaberrima, Casuarina equisetifolia, Lantana camara Preserved_Specimen Large shrub to small tree, about 28 feet tall. Bud and flower. Petals white. Staminal column pink to red. Very sweetly fragrant. Walsh, S. 648 Kauai BISH 2018-11-09
45 Hibiscus waimeae Waimea Canyon State Park, S of Puu Ka Pele Mesic forest. Among Eucalyptus plantings & Acacia koa. Preserved_Specimen Large tree to 5 m high. Kauai BISH 1987-09-26
46 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Under partial canopy cover of Pisonia sandwicensis with mix of native and non-native plant species on side of gulch. W/Clidemia hirta, Aleruites moluccanus, Pisonia sandwicensis, Antidesma platyphyllum, Cyrtandra sp., Lantana camara, Psychotria sp. Preserved_Specimen Tree, about 34 feet tall that forks into two main branches about 4 feet up from base. Walsh, S. 229 Kauai BISH 2016-04-01
47 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Cultivated. W/ Schefflera actinophylla, Pandanus tectorius, Syzigium cumini, Rubus sp, Polyscias racemosa, Rubus armeniacus, Cox lacryma-jobi, Phymatosorus grossus, Blechnum appendiculatum Preserved_Specimen Very sparse foliage and flowers. Deans, S.M. 6 Kauai BISH 2015-12-08
48 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details North-facing slope of the The Great Escarpment, Waimea Canyon. W/Canavalla kauaiensis, Kalanchoe pinnata, Grevillea robusta, Melia azedarach, Lantana camara, Metrosideros polymorpha Preserved_Specimen Medium sized tree with gray-ish brown bark. Many empty capsules near branch ends. A few shite flowers with red staminal columns. Sporck-Koehler, M. 29 Kauai BISH 2017-06-06
49 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Cultivated. W/ Schefflera actinophylla, Aleurites moluccanus, Phymatosorus grossus. Preserved_Specimen Strong floral scent, purplish petioles and midvein. Bracts of receptacles red. Deans, S.M. 2 Kauai BISH 2015-12-08
50 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Open canopy growing with mixed native and non-native plant species on rocky substrate with moderate slope. W/ Pisonia sandwicensis, Clidemia hirta, Freycinetia arborea, Lantana camara, Cyclosorus parasiticus, Dioscorea sp., Pipturus albidus. Preserved_Specimen Tree with three equal sized branching splitting from base. One of those main branches forking a foot above the surface. Walsh, S. 256 Kauai BISH 2016-07-07
51 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Sparse, relict native dry forest trees with weedy under story vegetation and ground cover. W/Lantana camara, Kalanchoe pinnata, Flueggea neowawraea, Rauvolfia sandwicensis, Chrysodracon aurea Preserved_Specimen Tree about 23 feet tall. In bud, flower and mature and immature fruit. Lat/Long: 22.090670, -159.616992 Walsh, S. 389 Kauai BISH 2016-11-17
52 Hibiscus waimeae Koaie Canyon diverse mesic forest, base of N facing wall, open, just above stream; Dodonaea viscosa, Metrosideros polymorpha, Kalanchoe pinnata Preserved_Specimen 10 m x ~40 cm tree; spreading canopy; pock-marked, light gray bark; reddish petiole; capsules dried and open on branches Trauernicht, C. 711 Kauai BISH 2009-02-01
53 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing with mixed native and non-native plant species along side of gulch. W/ Clidemia hirta, Aleurites moluccanus, Pisonia sandwicensis, Antidesma platyphyllum, Cyrtandra sp., Lantana camara, Psychotria sp. Preserved_Specimen Tree, about 30 feet tall. Splits into three main branches near the base. Walsh, S. 231 Kauai BISH 2016-04-01
54 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing with mixed native and non-native plant species, in stream with water and rocks. W/ Psidium guajava, Clidermia hirta, Freycinetia arborea, Pisonia sandwicensis, Lantana camara, Antidesma platyphyllum, Cyrtandra sp. Preserved_Specimen Large shrub to small tree. Two large main trunks from base, then stem vertical across surface with four more smaller shoots. In bud and flower. Walsh, S. 322 Kauai BISH 2016-08-25
55 Hibiscus waimeae Gulch Makai of Kubsui Trail, Waimea Canyon Sunny, shrubby, grassy gulch. Preserved_Specimen Entire plant seems fragrant. Degener, O. 27288 Kauai BISH 1960-11-27
56 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Cultivated. W/Scaevola taccada, Strelitzia reginae, Cordyline fruticosa. Preserved_Specimen Abundant fragrant white flowers. Deans, S.M. 8 Kauai BISH 2015-12-08
57 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Originating from Lower Limahuli Preserve Preserved_Specimen Deans, S.M. 176 Kauai BISH 2016-08-13
58 Hibiscus waimeae Puu Ka Pele Forest Reserve, Haleleele Valley Bottom of valley in somewhat shaded conditions. Associated species, relative abundance: Sapindus oahuensis, kukui, Antidesma, Nototrichium, Lepidium scattered infrequent. Preserved_Specimen Tree 9 m high. Flowers white with reddish tube. Gagné, W.C. 584 Kauai BISH 1970-09-05
59 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Wet, predominately non-native, forest. Aboth 75% canopy cover. On side slope of small gulch, near the bottom part of slope. W/ Psidium cattleianum, Clidemia hirta, Freycinetia arborea, Schefflera actinophylla, Musa sp., Cordyline fruticosa, Metrosideros polymorpha, Spathoglottis plicata Preserved_Specimen Large shrub, about 25 feet tall. Walsh, S. 153 Kauai BISH 2015-11-12
60 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Highly disturbed former dry forest Aleurites moluccana, Abutilon grandifolium, Mesosphaerum pectinatum, Senna septemtrionalis, Lantana camara, Momordica charantia Preserved_Specimen A tree, one of three inside of Piwa exclosure but I believe naturally occurring, approximately ~6 m tall. Flowers white, pink staminal column, lightly fragrant. Leaves dull green above, lighter and pubescent below. Seed collected for DOFAW seed bank. Williams, A. M. 847 Kauai BISH 2023-11-16
61 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details About 50% canopy of Pisonia sandwicensis growing with mixed native and non-native plant species along side of stream. W/Psidium guajava, Clidemia hirta, Aleurites moluccanus, Freycinetia arborea, Hedychium gardnerianum, Metrosideros polymorpha, Pisonia sandwicensis, Cordyline fruticosa, Dicranopteris linearis, Rubus Preserved_Specimen Tree about 23 feet tall, forking into two main branches about 14 feet up from base. Lots of herbivory on leaves. In bud and immature fruit. (Not on sheet) Kauai BISH
62 Hibiscus waimeae Gulch makai of Kukui Trail Pele Sunny, shrubby, grassy gulch. Entire plateau seems fragrant. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 27288 Kauai BISH 1960-11-21
63 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing with mixed native and non-native plant species along side of gulch. W/Clidemia hirta, Aleurites moluccanus, Pisonia sandwicensis, Antidesma platyphyllum, Cyrtandra sp., Lantana camara, Psychotria sp. Preserved_Specimen Tree, about 20 feet tall. Sterile (empty capsules). Walsh, S. 230 Kauai BISH 2016-04-01
64 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing with mixed native and non-native plant species along side of stream. W/Psidium guajava, Clidemia hirta, Aleurites moluccanus, Freycinetia arborea, Hedychium gardnerianum, Metrosideros polymorpha, Pisonia sandwicensis, Cordyline fruticosa, Dicranopteris linearis, Rubus Preserved_Specimen Tree, about 28 feet tall. Forks into two main branches from the base. In flower. Walsh, S. 226 Kauai BISH 2016-04-01
65 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Wet forest, Ohia, Bobea, Olona, Gardenia, Pisonia, Cyrtandra. Rich dark soil, wet stream bed banks, intermediate shade. Preserved_Specimen Trees 6 to 40 ft. high, 12diam. Flowers white, fragrant Perlman, S. 438 Kauai BISH 1979-07-22
66 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Metrosideros-Acacia montane mixed mesic forest, summer dry w/ Diospyros sandwicensis,Chrysodracon aurea, Myrsine lanaiensis, Planchonella sandwicensis, Cryptocarya mannil, Myoporum sandwicensis, Nestegis sandwicenses, Psydrax odorata, Preserved_Specimen Tree, 10 m tall, trunk brown-tan, 35 cm dia., w/ flower and some fruit, staminal column pink Wood, K.R. 18336 Kauai BISH 2019-11-20
67 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Steep crumbly, north facing slope of ridge. Open canopy. W/ Diospyros sandwicensis, Santalum pyrularium, Flueggea neowawraea, Polyscias racemosa, Metrosideros polymorpha, Chrysodracon aurea, Kalanchoe pinnata, Lantana camara, Grevillea robusta, Melia azedar Preserved_Specimen Small tree, about 15 feet tall. Sterile, with empty capsules. Vigorous. Walsh, S. 422 Kauai BISH 2017-05-08
68 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Mesic to wet forest with predominately native vegetation. NE facing slope. W/ Metrosideros polymorpha, Dicranopteris linearis, Freycinetia arborea, Microlepia strigosa, Diplazium sp., Antidesma platyphyllum Clidemia hirta, Blechnum sp., Elaphoglossum sp., Psychotria marinia Preserved_Specimen Tree about 22 feet tall with 8 main stems. Forming canopy with Metrosideros polymorpha. Herbivory and florivory . In bud, flower and immatrue fruit Walsh, S. 449 Kauai BISH 2017-07-11
69 Hibiscus waimeae Waimea District. Koaie Canyon, about 1.25 miles up river from Lonomea camp. Mixed native and non-native, dry to mesic forest. On rocky, steep side of cliff above stream. W/ Aleurites moluccana, Lantana camara, Melia azedarach, Metrosideros polymorpha, Kalanchoe pinnata, Psydrax odorata Preserved_Specimen Tree about 20 feet tall. Flowers white and fragrant with ample, sweet nectar. Walsh, S. 527 Kauai BISH 2017-08-10
70 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Wet forest, Ohia, Bobea, Olona, Gardenia, Pisonia, Cyrtandra. Rich dark soil, wet stream bed banks, intermediate shade. Preserved_Specimen Trees 6 to 40 ft. high, 12diam. Flowers white, fragrant Perlman, S. 438 Kauai BISH 1979-07-22
71 Hibiscus waimeae Kokee. Camp 10 Road. Garden at Plew's residence Likes full sun, plenty of water. Preserved_Specimen Plant 10 high. Plews, J.H.R. Kauai BISH 1986-10-23
72 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Bottom of gulch, under kukui. Shaded, damp area. Associated species, relative abundance: Aleurites, Bobea, Pelea, Pisonia, frequent in valley bottom. Preserved_Specimen Tree 10.5 m high. Flower white. Gagné, W.C. 541 Kauai BISH 1970-08-22
73 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Large shrub 6 m with 3 main stems to 15 cm diam., bark smooth, gray. Leaves medium matte green above. Flowers sweet fragrant (12 pm), calyx medium green, corolla white, distal half staminal colun, filaments, anthers, stigma red. Lorence, D.H. 10827 Kauai BISH 2020-11-18
74 Hibiscus waimeae Mts back ofWaimeae In Mts. Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 422 Kauai BISH 1909-09-01
75 Hibiscus waimeae Between 3/4 mile and 1 mile marker in gulch on right side of Kukui Trail going down into Waimea Canyon Waimea Canyon. Preserved_Specimen Christensen, C. Kauai BISH 1975-12-21
76 Hibiscus waimeae Halemanu, Kokee Planted in dense shrubby wet forest. Preserved_Specimen Calyx esp. long; lvs a big pointed. Degener, O. 27287 Kauai BISH 1960-12-02
77 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Steep crumbly, north facing slope of ridge. Open canopy. W/Diospyros sandwicensis, Santalum pyrularium, Flueggea neowawraea, Polyscias recemosa, Metrosideros polymorpha, Chrysodracon aurea,Kalanchoe pinnata, Lantana camara, Grevillea robusta, Melia azedar Preserved_Specimen Tree about 30 feet tall. Healthy. Sterile, with empty capsules. Lots of herbivory Walsh, S. 421 Kauai BISH 2017-05-08
78 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Cultivated. W/Schefflera actinophylla, Pandanus tectorius, Syzigium cumini Preserved_Specimen New vegetative growth, flowers fragrant. Deans, S.M. 5 Kauai BISH 2015-12-08
79 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Open canopy growing with mixed native and non-native plant species along side of stream. W/Psidium guajava, Clidemia hirta, Aleurites moluccanus, Freycinetia arborea, Hedychium gardnerianum, Metrosideros polymorpha, Pisonia sandwicensis, Cordyline fruticosa, Dicranopteris linearis, Rubus Preserved_Specimen Tree with 8 main shoots growing up from interconnected system just below the surface. Largest shoot about 30 feet tall. Substantial herbivory of leaves. Walsh, S. 222 Kauai BISH 2016-04-01
80 Hibiscus waimeae Below Kaholuamanu In dry districts. Growing in gulches. Preserved_Specimen Tall tree Rock, J.F.C. 5629 Kauai BISH 1909-09-01
81 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Open canopy growing with mixed native and non-native plant species on rocky substrate with moderate slope. W/ Pisonia sandwicensis, Clidemia hirta, Freycinetia arborea, Lantana camara, Cyclosorus parasiticus. Preserved_Specimen Tree with three main trunks from base. Feycinetia arborea growing up one of the main trunks. Walsh, S. 255 Kauai BISH 2016-07-07
82 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Lowland dry-mesic forest. W/ Aleurutes moluccana, Metrosideros polymorpha var glaberrina, Diospyros sandwichensis, Psydrax odorata Preserved_Specimen Tree about 14 feet tall. One main stem. Corolla white, fragrant Walsh, S. 626 Kauai BISH 2018-09-11
83 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Open canopy growing with mixed native and non-native plant species along side of stream on rocky substrate with moderate slope. W/ Pisonia sandwicensis, Clidemia hirta, Freycinetia arborea, Lantana camara, Cyclosorus parasiticus. Preserved_Specimen Tree with one main trunk. First branching starts about 10 feet up from ground level. Walsh, S. 254 Kauai BISH 2016-07-07
84 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing with mixed native and non-native plant species, about 20 foot up steep, NW facing slope on side of stream. W/ Psidium guajava, Clidemia hirta, Freycinetia arborea, Pisonia sandwichesis, Lantana camara Preserved_Specimen Large shrub to tree, about 35 feet tall. Two main trunks from base. In flower and bud. Walsh, S. 319 Kauai BISH 2016-08-25
85 Hibiscus waimeae Kokee In garden. Preserved_Specimen Both twigs from the smae plant. Calyces peeled from fruit by collector to avoid & clean out aphid infestation. Flowers without stigmas and red blotches on leaves quite common. Blooms Sep-Dec. Plews, J.H.R. Kauai BISH 1990-10-25
86 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing with mixed native and non-native plant specieson steep, NW facing slope. W/ Psidium guajava, Clidermia hirta, Freycinetia arborea, Pisonia sandwicensis, Lantana camara, Antidesma platyphyllum, Cyrtandra sp. Preserved_Specimen Large shrub to small tree, about 28 feet tall. One large, main trunk. In bud, flower and immature fruit Walsh, S. 325 Kauai BISH 2016-08-25
87 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Ab Growing with mixed native and non-native plant species. Up steep slope on right side of gulch. W/Clidemia hirta, Freycinetia arboea, Pisonia sandwicensis, Lantana camara, Antidesma platyphyllum, Cyrtandra sp., Boehmeria sp., Hedychium gardnerianum, Touchardia latifolia Preserved_Specimen Large shrub to small tree, about 30 feet tall. In bud and flower. Lat/Long: 22.184493, -159.590236 Walsh, S. 333 Kauai BISH 2016-08-25
88 Hibiscus waimeae Waimea district. Koaie, dividing ridge between Hipalau and Kawaiiki mixed mesic forest, summer dry, steep slopes and cliff habitat. Diospyros sandwicensis, Acacia koaia, Planchonella sandwicensis, Santalum pyrularium, Dracaena aurea, Myrsine lanaiensis, Rauvolfia sandwicensis, Psydras odorata, Hibiscus waimeae, Fluggea neowawraea Preserved_Specimen tree, 8 m tall, trunk medium brown, diameter 32 cm at base, flower and fruit, ca. 50 trees in general area, seed collected, NTBG ACC #130044 Wood, K.R. 15346 Kauai BISH 2013-01-23
89 Hibiscus waimeae East Maui, Hana District, Kalahu Point, NTBG Kahanu Garden Preserved_Specimen Tree of 18 ft.; leaves dull medium green above with base of veins reddish, below dull grey-green with red veins; petiole reddish, calyx pale green, corolla white, filaments deep reddish-pink, anthers yellow; fragrant. Flynn, T.W. 5180 Maui BISH 1992-12-07
90 Hibiscus waimeae Captain Cook, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, native Hibiscus garden Preserved_Specimen Medium size tree to 35 ft. tall; grayish brown bark with small regular bumps. Flower highly fragrant, white with pinkish blush on outsides of petals. Rozett, J.R. 3 Hawaii BISH 1982-01-13
91 Hibiscus waimeae Koloa District; National Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley. Headquarters area, W boundary along McBryde Sugar Co. coffee fields Preserved_Specimen Shrub or small tree 2-3 m. tall with dense, erect branches, leaves dark green with red petiole. Calyx green, corolla pure white, fading pale pink, staminal column pink; sweetly fragrant (9 a.m.). Lorence, D.H. 7643 Kauai BISH 1995-03-17
92 Hibiscus waimeae Waimea Gulches. Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 5629 Kauai BISH 1909-09-16
93 Hibiscus waimeae Hana, Kahanu Garden, NTBG, makai wall of heiau Preserved_Specimen 4 m shrub, sprawling; calyx green, corolla white with pink tinge, column and stigmas red, flower fragrant, 10:30 am Lorence, D.H. 7730 Maui BISH 1995-11-16
94 Hibiscus waimeae Cultivated area for native plants along margin of Pandanus forest E of Piilanihale Heiau Preserved_Specimen Shrub of 8 ft.; Petals white above, below white with pink veination; stemens orange-red, filaments red; column dark pink; stigma dark red; petioles reddish-brown. Flynn, T.W. 2594 Maui BISH 1987-11-10
95 Hibiscus waimeae Captain Cook, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, native Hibiscus garden Preserved_Specimen Corolla white, pink blush outside; staminal column covering tall. Rozett, J.R. 32 Hawaii BISH
96 Hibiscus waimeae Honolulu, Bishop Museum Campus, native Hawaiian garden. Preserved_Specimen Tree, 15 ft ht; flowers white Kennedy, B. 20175 Oahu BISH 2017-11-09
97 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Showing hairs on stems and leaves, top and bottom Perlman, S. Kauai BISH 1977-09-08
98 Hibiscus waimeae Waimea; gully below Puu Ka Pele Preserved_Specimen Cranwell, L.M. 3031 Kauai BISH 1938-08-20
99 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Leaves bright green, main veins red near base of blade, petioles dark-red. Fl. like H. arnottianus, white, fragrant, changing to pink tint; staminal column pansy-purple (Ridgeway). Clay, H.F. Kauai BISH 1956-01-12
100 Hibiscus waimeae unknown Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH
101 Hibiscus waimeae unknown Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH
102 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Tree of 8 ft.; leaves medium green more or less glossy above dull pale green below with raised faintly pinkish veins;petiole slightly darker; corolla white fading to ivory, filaments & stamen tree pink; flower fragrant 8.30.a.m. Flynn, T.W. 5542 Kauai BISH 1994-04-05
103 Hibiscus waimeae unknown Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. BISH
104 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Showing hairs Perlman, S. Kauai BISH
105 Hibiscus waimeae Kauai Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Kauai BISH 1911-10-01
106 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details On edge of stream and slope. Growing with mixed native and non-native plant species, on edge of gulch and slope on the left. W/Clidemia hirta, Freycinetia arborea, Pisonla sandwicensis, Lantana camara, Antidesma platyphyllum, Cyrtandra sp., Boehmeria sp., Hedychium gardnerianum, Touchardia latifolia Preserved_Specimen Large shrub to small tree, about 20 ft tall. The main branches about three feet up from base. In bud and flower. Walsh, S. 331 Kauai BISH 2016-08-25
107 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 866 Kauai BISH 1917-07-03
108 Hibiscus waimeae Halemanu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 391559 Kauai BISH 1909-02-20
109 Hibiscus waimeae Halemanu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 1760 Kauai BISH 1909-02-14
110 Hibiscus waimeae Kaholuamanoa, above Waimea Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2785 Kauai BISH 1895-09-02
111 Hibiscus waimeae Below Puu Ka Pele, in Halepoinui Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 17269 Kauai BISH 1920-01-30
112 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details On edge of stream and slope. Growing with mixed native and non-native plant species, on edge of gulch and slope on the left. W/Clidemia hirta, Freycinetia arborea, Pisonla sandwicensis, Lantana camara, Antidesma platyphyllum, Cyrtandra sp., Boehmeria sp., Hedychium gardnerianum, Touchardia latifolia Preserved_Specimen Large shrub to smalll tree, about 28 feet tall. Four main branches splitting about three feet up from base and another smaller shoot. Walsh, S. 332 Kauai BISH 2016-08-25
113 Hibiscus waimeae Kaholuamanoa above Waimeae Preserved_Specimen Heller, A.A. 2785 Kauai BISH 1895-09-02
114 Hibiscus waimeae Kaholuamanu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 17093 Kauai BISH 1916-10-01
115 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 1565 Kauai BISH 1909-01-01
116 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 993 Kauai BISH 1917-07-03
117 Hibiscus waimeae Makaweli, Olokele ditch trail Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 23079 Kauai BISH 1947-12-26
118 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 227 Kauai BISH 1971-04-13
119 Hibiscus waimeae Waimea Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 422 Kauai BISH 1909-09-01
120 Hibiscus waimeae Unknown locality but must be Kauai Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Kauai BISH
121 Hibiscus waimeae Kauai Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Kauai BISH 1916-10-01
122 Hibiscus waimeae Kauai Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Kauai BISH 1911-10-01
123 Hibiscus waimeae Waimea Canyon, Kukui Trail Open forest near top. Preserved_Specimen Shrub or tree to 15 ft. high; petals white with faint pink tinge; staminal column red. Degener, O. 23970 Kauai BISH 1987-09-26
124 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Perlman, S. Kauai BISH 1978-05-10
125 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 5629 BISH 1909-01-01
126 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 1760 BISH 1909-02-14
127 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 5629 BISH 1909-01-01
128 Hibiscus waimeae Honolulu; Wilder's Garden Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Oahu BISH
129 Hibiscus waimeae Halemanu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 1565 Kauai BISH 1909-02-14
130 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing with mixed native and non-native plant species, about 20 foot up steep NW facing slope on side of stream W/Psidium guajava, Clidemia hirta, Freycinetia arborea, Pisonia sandwicensis, Lantana camara, Antidesma plaphyllum Preserved_Specimen Large shrub to small tree, about 28 feet tall. In bud and flower. Walsh, S. 320 Kauai BISH 2016-08-25
131 Hibiscus waimeae Waimea District. Koaie Canyon, about 1.mile up river from Lonomea camp. Mixed native and non-native, dry to mesic forest. On rocky, steep side of cliff above stream. W/ Aleurites moluccana, Metrosideros polymorpha, Dodonaea viscosa, Oplismenus hirtellus, Lantana camara, Diopspyros sandwicensis, Cordyline fruticosa, Melia azedarach, Kalanchoe pinnata, Pleomele aurea Preserved_Specimen Tree about 22 feet tall. Feeble, with one large branch broken. Flowers white and fragrant with ample, sweet nectar. Walsh, S. 524 Kauai BISH 2017-08-10
132 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Open ridge. Moderate, NW facing slope. 15% canopy cover. Surrounded by thick uluhe fern (Dicranopteris linearis). W/Lantana camara, Pisonia sp., Dicranopteris linearis, Aleurites moluccanus, Psydrax odorata, Hedychium garnderianum, Clidemia hirta, Psychotria sp. Preserved_Specimen Growing horizontal, about 20 feet long, with several off shoots. In fruit (open, dehisced capsules,), bud and flower. Walsh, S. 191 Kauai BISH 2016-02-01
133 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Steep crumbly, north facing slope of ridge. Open canopy. W/ Diospyros sandwicensis, Santalum pyrularium, Flueggea neowawraea, Polyscias racemosa, Metrosideros polymorpha, Chrysodracon aurea, Plumbago zeylanica, Kalanchoe pinnata, Lantana camara, Grevillea r Preserved_Specimen Tree, about 15 feet tall. Sterile, with empty capsules. Walsh, S. 423 Kauai BISH 2017-05-08
134 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Sparse, relict native dry forest trees with weedy under story vegetation and ground cover. W/Lantana camara, Kalanchoe pinnata, Flueggea neowawraea, Rauvolfia sandwicensis, Preserved_Specimen Large shrub about 15 ft tall. In bud, flower and old capsules. Lat/Long: 22.091098, -159.617404 Walsh, S. 388 Kauai BISH 2016-11-17
135 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Mixed mesic forest. W/ Psidium cattleianum, Falcataria moluccana, Rubus sp., Sphagneticola trilobata, Metrosideros polymorpha var. glaberrima, Casuarina equisetifolia, Lantana camara Preserved_Specimen Large shrub to small tree, about 28 feet tall. Bud and flower. Petals white. Staminal column pink to red. Very sweetly fragrant. Walsh, S. 648 Kauai BISH 2018-11-09
136 Hibiscus waimeae Waimea Canyon State Park, S of Puu Ka Pele Mesic forest. Among Eucalyptus plantings & Acacia koa. Preserved_Specimen Large tree to 5 m high. Kauai BISH 1987-09-26
137 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Under partial canopy cover of Pisonia sandwicensis with mix of native and non-native plant species on side of gulch. W/Clidemia hirta, Aleruites moluccanus, Pisonia sandwicensis, Antidesma platyphyllum, Cyrtandra sp., Lantana camara, Psychotria sp. Preserved_Specimen Tree, about 34 feet tall that forks into two main branches about 4 feet up from base. Walsh, S. 229 Kauai BISH 2016-04-01
138 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Cultivated. W/ Schefflera actinophylla, Pandanus tectorius, Syzigium cumini, Rubus sp, Polyscias racemosa, Rubus armeniacus, Cox lacryma-jobi, Phymatosorus grossus, Blechnum appendiculatum Preserved_Specimen Very sparse foliage and flowers. Deans, S.M. 6 Kauai BISH 2015-12-08
139 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details North-facing slope of the The Great Escarpment, Waimea Canyon. W/Canavalla kauaiensis, Kalanchoe pinnata, Grevillea robusta, Melia azedarach, Lantana camara, Metrosideros polymorpha Preserved_Specimen Medium sized tree with gray-ish brown bark. Many empty capsules near branch ends. A few shite flowers with red staminal columns. Sporck-Koehler, M. 29 Kauai BISH 2017-06-06
140 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Cultivated. W/ Schefflera actinophylla, Aleurites moluccanus, Phymatosorus grossus. Preserved_Specimen Strong floral scent, purplish petioles and midvein. Bracts of receptacles red. Deans, S.M. 2 Kauai BISH 2015-12-08
141 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Open canopy growing with mixed native and non-native plant species on rocky substrate with moderate slope. W/ Pisonia sandwicensis, Clidemia hirta, Freycinetia arborea, Lantana camara, Cyclosorus parasiticus, Dioscorea sp., Pipturus albidus. Preserved_Specimen Tree with three equal sized branching splitting from base. One of those main branches forking a foot above the surface. Walsh, S. 256 Kauai BISH 2016-07-07
142 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Sparse, relict native dry forest trees with weedy under story vegetation and ground cover. W/Lantana camara, Kalanchoe pinnata, Flueggea neowawraea, Rauvolfia sandwicensis, Chrysodracon aurea Preserved_Specimen Tree about 23 feet tall. In bud, flower and mature and immature fruit. Lat/Long: 22.090670, -159.616992 Walsh, S. 389 Kauai BISH 2016-11-17
143 Hibiscus waimeae Koaie Canyon diverse mesic forest, base of N facing wall, open, just above stream; Dodonaea viscosa, Metrosideros polymorpha, Kalanchoe pinnata Preserved_Specimen 10 m x ~40 cm tree; spreading canopy; pock-marked, light gray bark; reddish petiole; capsules dried and open on branches Trauernicht, C. 711 Kauai BISH 2009-02-01
144 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing with mixed native and non-native plant species along side of gulch. W/ Clidemia hirta, Aleurites moluccanus, Pisonia sandwicensis, Antidesma platyphyllum, Cyrtandra sp., Lantana camara, Psychotria sp. Preserved_Specimen Tree, about 30 feet tall. Splits into three main branches near the base. Walsh, S. 231 Kauai BISH 2016-04-01
145 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing with mixed native and non-native plant species, in stream with water and rocks. W/ Psidium guajava, Clidermia hirta, Freycinetia arborea, Pisonia sandwicensis, Lantana camara, Antidesma platyphyllum, Cyrtandra sp. Preserved_Specimen Large shrub to small tree. Two large main trunks from base, then stem vertical across surface with four more smaller shoots. In bud and flower. Walsh, S. 322 Kauai BISH 2016-08-25
146 Hibiscus waimeae Gulch Makai of Kubsui Trail, Waimea Canyon Sunny, shrubby, grassy gulch. Preserved_Specimen Entire plant seems fragrant. Degener, O. 27288 Kauai BISH 1960-11-27
147 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Cultivated. W/Scaevola taccada, Strelitzia reginae, Cordyline fruticosa. Preserved_Specimen Abundant fragrant white flowers. Deans, S.M. 8 Kauai BISH 2015-12-08
148 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Originating from Lower Limahuli Preserve Preserved_Specimen Deans, S.M. 176 Kauai BISH 2016-08-13
149 Hibiscus waimeae Puu Ka Pele Forest Reserve, Haleleele Valley Bottom of valley in somewhat shaded conditions. Associated species, relative abundance: Sapindus oahuensis, kukui, Antidesma, Nototrichium, Lepidium scattered infrequent. Preserved_Specimen Tree 9 m high. Flowers white with reddish tube. Gagné, W.C. 584 Kauai BISH 1970-09-05
150 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Wet, predominately non-native, forest. Aboth 75% canopy cover. On side slope of small gulch, near the bottom part of slope. W/ Psidium cattleianum, Clidemia hirta, Freycinetia arborea, Schefflera actinophylla, Musa sp., Cordyline fruticosa, Metrosideros polymorpha, Spathoglottis plicata Preserved_Specimen Large shrub, about 25 feet tall. Walsh, S. 153 Kauai BISH 2015-11-12
151 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Highly disturbed former dry forest Aleurites moluccana, Abutilon grandifolium, Mesosphaerum pectinatum, Senna septemtrionalis, Lantana camara, Momordica charantia Preserved_Specimen A tree, one of three inside of Piwa exclosure but I believe naturally occurring, approximately ~6 m tall. Flowers white, pink staminal column, lightly fragrant. Leaves dull green above, lighter and pubescent below. Seed collected for DOFAW seed bank. Williams, A. M. 847 Kauai BISH 2023-11-16
152 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details About 50% canopy of Pisonia sandwicensis growing with mixed native and non-native plant species along side of stream. W/Psidium guajava, Clidemia hirta, Aleurites moluccanus, Freycinetia arborea, Hedychium gardnerianum, Metrosideros polymorpha, Pisonia sandwicensis, Cordyline fruticosa, Dicranopteris linearis, Rubus Preserved_Specimen Tree about 23 feet tall, forking into two main branches about 14 feet up from base. Lots of herbivory on leaves. In bud and immature fruit. (Not on sheet) Kauai BISH
153 Hibiscus waimeae Gulch makai of Kukui Trail Pele Sunny, shrubby, grassy gulch. Entire plateau seems fragrant. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 27288 Kauai BISH 1960-11-21
154 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing with mixed native and non-native plant species along side of gulch. W/Clidemia hirta, Aleurites moluccanus, Pisonia sandwicensis, Antidesma platyphyllum, Cyrtandra sp., Lantana camara, Psychotria sp. Preserved_Specimen Tree, about 20 feet tall. Sterile (empty capsules). Walsh, S. 230 Kauai BISH 2016-04-01
155 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing with mixed native and non-native plant species along side of stream. W/Psidium guajava, Clidemia hirta, Aleurites moluccanus, Freycinetia arborea, Hedychium gardnerianum, Metrosideros polymorpha, Pisonia sandwicensis, Cordyline fruticosa, Dicranopteris linearis, Rubus Preserved_Specimen Tree, about 28 feet tall. Forks into two main branches from the base. In flower. Walsh, S. 226 Kauai BISH 2016-04-01
156 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Wet forest, Ohia, Bobea, Olona, Gardenia, Pisonia, Cyrtandra. Rich dark soil, wet stream bed banks, intermediate shade. Preserved_Specimen Trees 6 to 40 ft. high, 12diam. Flowers white, fragrant Perlman, S. 438 Kauai BISH 1979-07-22
157 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Metrosideros-Acacia montane mixed mesic forest, summer dry w/ Diospyros sandwicensis,Chrysodracon aurea, Myrsine lanaiensis, Planchonella sandwicensis, Cryptocarya mannil, Myoporum sandwicensis, Nestegis sandwicenses, Psydrax odorata, Preserved_Specimen Tree, 10 m tall, trunk brown-tan, 35 cm dia., w/ flower and some fruit, staminal column pink Wood, K.R. 18336 Kauai BISH 2019-11-20
158 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Steep crumbly, north facing slope of ridge. Open canopy. W/ Diospyros sandwicensis, Santalum pyrularium, Flueggea neowawraea, Polyscias racemosa, Metrosideros polymorpha, Chrysodracon aurea, Kalanchoe pinnata, Lantana camara, Grevillea robusta, Melia azedar Preserved_Specimen Small tree, about 15 feet tall. Sterile, with empty capsules. Vigorous. Walsh, S. 422 Kauai BISH 2017-05-08
159 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Mesic to wet forest with predominately native vegetation. NE facing slope. W/ Metrosideros polymorpha, Dicranopteris linearis, Freycinetia arborea, Microlepia strigosa, Diplazium sp., Antidesma platyphyllum Clidemia hirta, Blechnum sp., Elaphoglossum sp., Psychotria marinia Preserved_Specimen Tree about 22 feet tall with 8 main stems. Forming canopy with Metrosideros polymorpha. Herbivory and florivory . In bud, flower and immatrue fruit Walsh, S. 449 Kauai BISH 2017-07-11
160 Hibiscus waimeae Waimea District. Koaie Canyon, about 1.25 miles up river from Lonomea camp. Mixed native and non-native, dry to mesic forest. On rocky, steep side of cliff above stream. W/ Aleurites moluccana, Lantana camara, Melia azedarach, Metrosideros polymorpha, Kalanchoe pinnata, Psydrax odorata Preserved_Specimen Tree about 20 feet tall. Flowers white and fragrant with ample, sweet nectar. Walsh, S. 527 Kauai BISH 2017-08-10
161 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Wet forest, Ohia, Bobea, Olona, Gardenia, Pisonia, Cyrtandra. Rich dark soil, wet stream bed banks, intermediate shade. Preserved_Specimen Trees 6 to 40 ft. high, 12diam. Flowers white, fragrant Perlman, S. 438 Kauai BISH 1979-07-22
162 Hibiscus waimeae Kokee. Camp 10 Road. Garden at Plew's residence Likes full sun, plenty of water. Preserved_Specimen Plant 10 high. Plews, J.H.R. Kauai BISH 1986-10-23
163 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Bottom of gulch, under kukui. Shaded, damp area. Associated species, relative abundance: Aleurites, Bobea, Pelea, Pisonia, frequent in valley bottom. Preserved_Specimen Tree 10.5 m high. Flower white. Gagné, W.C. 541 Kauai BISH 1970-08-22
164 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Large shrub 6 m with 3 main stems to 15 cm diam., bark smooth, gray. Leaves medium matte green above. Flowers sweet fragrant (12 pm), calyx medium green, corolla white, distal half staminal colun, filaments, anthers, stigma red. Lorence, D.H. 10827 Kauai BISH 2020-11-18
165 Hibiscus waimeae Mts back ofWaimeae In Mts. Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 422 Kauai BISH 1909-09-01
166 Hibiscus waimeae Between 3/4 mile and 1 mile marker in gulch on right side of Kukui Trail going down into Waimea Canyon Waimea Canyon. Preserved_Specimen Christensen, C. Kauai BISH 1975-12-21
167 Hibiscus waimeae Halemanu, Kokee Planted in dense shrubby wet forest. Preserved_Specimen Calyx esp. long; lvs a big pointed. Degener, O. 27287 Kauai BISH 1960-12-02
168 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Steep crumbly, north facing slope of ridge. Open canopy. W/Diospyros sandwicensis, Santalum pyrularium, Flueggea neowawraea, Polyscias recemosa, Metrosideros polymorpha, Chrysodracon aurea,Kalanchoe pinnata, Lantana camara, Grevillea robusta, Melia azedar Preserved_Specimen Tree about 30 feet tall. Healthy. Sterile, with empty capsules. Lots of herbivory Walsh, S. 421 Kauai BISH 2017-05-08
169 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Cultivated. W/Schefflera actinophylla, Pandanus tectorius, Syzigium cumini Preserved_Specimen New vegetative growth, flowers fragrant. Deans, S.M. 5 Kauai BISH 2015-12-08
170 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Open canopy growing with mixed native and non-native plant species along side of stream. W/Psidium guajava, Clidemia hirta, Aleurites moluccanus, Freycinetia arborea, Hedychium gardnerianum, Metrosideros polymorpha, Pisonia sandwicensis, Cordyline fruticosa, Dicranopteris linearis, Rubus Preserved_Specimen Tree with 8 main shoots growing up from interconnected system just below the surface. Largest shoot about 30 feet tall. Substantial herbivory of leaves. Walsh, S. 222 Kauai BISH 2016-04-01
171 Hibiscus waimeae Below Kaholuamanu In dry districts. Growing in gulches. Preserved_Specimen Tall tree Rock, J.F.C. 5629 Kauai BISH 1909-09-01
172 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Open canopy growing with mixed native and non-native plant species on rocky substrate with moderate slope. W/ Pisonia sandwicensis, Clidemia hirta, Freycinetia arborea, Lantana camara, Cyclosorus parasiticus. Preserved_Specimen Tree with three main trunks from base. Feycinetia arborea growing up one of the main trunks. Walsh, S. 255 Kauai BISH 2016-07-07
173 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Lowland dry-mesic forest. W/ Aleurutes moluccana, Metrosideros polymorpha var glaberrina, Diospyros sandwichensis, Psydrax odorata Preserved_Specimen Tree about 14 feet tall. One main stem. Corolla white, fragrant Walsh, S. 626 Kauai BISH 2018-09-11
174 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Open canopy growing with mixed native and non-native plant species along side of stream on rocky substrate with moderate slope. W/ Pisonia sandwicensis, Clidemia hirta, Freycinetia arborea, Lantana camara, Cyclosorus parasiticus. Preserved_Specimen Tree with one main trunk. First branching starts about 10 feet up from ground level. Walsh, S. 254 Kauai BISH 2016-07-07
175 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing with mixed native and non-native plant species, about 20 foot up steep, NW facing slope on side of stream. W/ Psidium guajava, Clidemia hirta, Freycinetia arborea, Pisonia sandwichesis, Lantana camara Preserved_Specimen Large shrub to tree, about 35 feet tall. Two main trunks from base. In flower and bud. Walsh, S. 319 Kauai BISH 2016-08-25
176 Hibiscus waimeae Kokee In garden. Preserved_Specimen Both twigs from the smae plant. Calyces peeled from fruit by collector to avoid & clean out aphid infestation. Flowers without stigmas and red blotches on leaves quite common. Blooms Sep-Dec. Plews, J.H.R. Kauai BISH 1990-10-25
177 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Growing with mixed native and non-native plant specieson steep, NW facing slope. W/ Psidium guajava, Clidermia hirta, Freycinetia arborea, Pisonia sandwicensis, Lantana camara, Antidesma platyphyllum, Cyrtandra sp. Preserved_Specimen Large shrub to small tree, about 28 feet tall. One large, main trunk. In bud, flower and immature fruit Walsh, S. 325 Kauai BISH 2016-08-25
178 Hibiscus waimeae Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Ab Growing with mixed native and non-native plant species. Up steep slope on right side of gulch. W/Clidemia hirta, Freycinetia arboea, Pisonia sandwicensis, Lantana camara, Antidesma platyphyllum, Cyrtandra sp., Boehmeria sp., Hedychium gardnerianum, Touchardia latifolia Preserved_Specimen Large shrub to small tree, about 30 feet tall. In bud and flower. Lat/Long: 22.184493, -159.590236 Walsh, S. 333 Kauai BISH 2016-08-25
179 Hibiscus waimeae Waimea district. Koaie, dividing ridge between Hipalau and Kawaiiki mixed mesic forest, summer dry, steep slopes and cliff habitat. Diospyros sandwicensis, Acacia koaia, Planchonella sandwicensis, Santalum pyrularium, Dracaena aurea, Myrsine lanaiensis, Rauvolfia sandwicensis, Psydras odorata, Hibiscus waimeae, Fluggea neowawraea Preserved_Specimen tree, 8 m tall, trunk medium brown, diameter 32 cm at base, flower and fruit, ca. 50 trees in general area, seed collected, NTBG ACC #130044 Wood, K.R. 15346 Kauai BISH 2013-01-23
180 Hibiscus waimeae East Maui, Hana District, Kalahu Point, NTBG Kahanu Garden Preserved_Specimen Tree of 18 ft.; leaves dull medium green above with base of veins reddish, below dull grey-green with red veins; petiole reddish, calyx pale green, corolla white, filaments deep reddish-pink, anthers yellow; fragrant. Flynn, T.W. 5180 Maui BISH 1992-12-07
181 Hibiscus waimeae Captain Cook, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, native Hibiscus garden Preserved_Specimen Medium size tree to 35 ft. tall; grayish brown bark with small regular bumps. Flower highly fragrant, white with pinkish blush on outsides of petals. Rozett, J.R. 3 Hawaii BISH 1982-01-13
182 Hibiscus waimeae Koloa District; National Botanical Garden in Lawai Valley. Headquarters area, W boundary along McBryde Sugar Co. coffee fields Preserved_Specimen Shrub or small tree 2-3 m. tall with dense, erect branches, leaves dark green with red petiole. Calyx green, corolla pure white, fading pale pink, staminal column pink; sweetly fragrant (9 a.m.). Lorence, D.H. 7643 Kauai BISH 1995-03-17
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