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Hibiscus fragilis

DC. (1824)

This name is accepted

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

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

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. 1: 446 (1824)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Hibiscus fragilis Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Preserved_Specimen Shrub of 6 ft.; leaves med. to dark green, mat w/raised slightly paler veins above, paler, glossy below w/raised whitish-green veins; bracts med. green, calyx pale green; corolla scarlet, not fragrant (9 AM). Flynn, T.W. 5609 Kauai BISH 1994-08-22
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