Abutilon menziesii
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Kooloa ulaMalvaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsEndangeredKamoku, LnaiWe could find only one spent flower on all the bushes.A. menziessi is known from 10 subpopulations 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.nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Abutilon_menziesii
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- Life (creatures)
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida (green plants)
- Streptophyta
- Embryophytes
- Tracheophyta (ferns)
- Spermatophytes (seed plants)
- Angiosperms (Dicotyledons)
- Eudicots
- Superrosids
- Rosids
- Malvales
- Malvaceae (mallows)
- Abutilon (Indian mallow)
- Abutilon menziesii (ko'oloa 'ula)
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