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Madre de Dios, Peru
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Family: MalvaceateDistribution: Found alond streams in the coast in tropics.A prickly many branched trailing shrub, Leaves 3.5-5cm long, palmately 3-5 lobed, cordate at base, lobes linear lanceolate, serrate,stipules foliaceous, flowers yellow with purple centre, solitary, axillary, involucral bracts spathulate- apiculate, retrose, persistent, calyx with small prickles, capsule 1-2cm long, ovoid, covered with bristled hairs. Photographed at a village near Bay of bengal in Nellore district.Ref: Flora of Presidency of Madras by J.S.Gamble.
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Kokio ula, Kokio ulaula, or Hawaiian red hibiscusMalvaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsEndangeredOahu (Cultivated)Shrubs to small trees.Kokio was pounded with other plants, juice strained, and taken to purify blood. The leaves were chewed and swallowed as a laxative or mothers would chew buds and given to infants and children as a laxative. Mother would also chew the buds and give to children or children would eat the seeds to strengthen a weak child.NPH00005
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Hibiscus_kokio_kokio
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Mao hau heleMalvaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsIUCN: Endangered Oahu (Cultivated), N.W. Lnai formThis unique form is nearly glabrous (no hairs) leaves. There is yet another form on Lnai that is totally, or as can be, glabrous, and has only a few specimens remaining in the wild in a protected exclosure.Mao hau hele was planted for an ornamental use by early Hawaiians.Hibiscus brackenridgei has been chosen to represent the official flower for the State of Hawaii. (See story at the website below)
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Hibiscus_brackenridgei...
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Mao hau heleMalvaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsIUCN: Endangered Hawaii Island (Cultivated)Mao hau hele was planted for an ornamental use by early Hawaiians.Hibiscus brackenridgei has been chosen to represent the official flower for the State of Hawaii. (See story at the website below)NPH00002
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Hibiscus_brackenridgei...
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Mao hau heleMalvaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsIUCN: Endangered Hawaii Island (Cultivated)Mao hau hele was planted for an ornamental use by early Hawaiians.Hibiscus brackenridgei has been chosen to represent the official flower for the State of Hawaii. (See story at the website below)NPH00003
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Hibiscus_brackenridgei...
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Mao hau heleMalvaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsEndangeredKaena Pt., LnaiA totally glabrous (without hairs) form growing in extreme hot, dry, windy conditions. There very few of these plants remaining in the wild. They have been fenced off to protect them from introduced destructive herbivores. Photo slightly blurry due to the constant wind.Mao hau hele was planted for an ornamental use by early Hawaiians.
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Hibiscus_brackenridgei...
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Mao hau heleMalvaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsIUCN: Endangered Oahu (Cultivated), N.W. Lnai formThis unique form is nearly glabrous (no hairs) leaves. There is yet another form on Lnai that is totally, or as can be, glabrous, and has only a few specimens remaining in the wild in a protected exclosure.Mao hau hele was planted for an ornamental use by early Hawaiians.NPH00022
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Norfolk, Virginia, United States
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Orinda, California, United States
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Orinda, California, United States
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Orinda, California, United States
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Orinda, California, United States
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Kokio keokeo or Oahu white hibiscusMalvaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated)The two native Hawaiian white hibiscuses, Hibiscus arnottianus and H. waimeae, are the only known species of hibiscuses in the world known to have fragrant flowers!Early Hawaiians used these flowers medicinally. The bases of the buds of hau hele (H. arnottianus, H. furcellatus) were chewed by the mother and given to infants as a laxative. Too, children would chew and swallow seeds for general weakness of the body.NPH00011
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Hibiscus_arnottianus_a...
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Kokio keokeo or Oahu white hibiscusMalvaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated)The two native Hawaiian white hibiscuses, Hibiscus arnottianus and H. waimeae, are the only known species of hibiscuses in the world known to have fragrant flowers!Early Hawaiians used these flowers medicinally. The bases of the buds of hau hele (H. arnottianus, H. furcellatus) were chewed by the mother and given to infants as a laxative. Too, children would chew and swallow seeds for general weakness of the body.NPH00012
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Hibiscus_arnottianus_a...
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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Dwarf hibiscus or Brazilian rosemallowMalvaceaeNative to The Caribbean, Central America to northern South AmericaOahu, (Cultivated)
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Dwarf hibiscus or Brazilian rosemallowMalvaceaeNative to The Caribbean, Central America to northern South AmericaOahu, (Cultivated)
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Dwarf hibiscus or Brazilian rosemallowMalvaceaeNative to The Caribbean, Central America to northern South AmericaOahu, (Cultivated)
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Dwarf hibiscus or Brazilian rosemallowMalvaceaeNative to The Caribbean, Central America to northern South AmericaOahu, (Cultivated)
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