Malvaceae
Hau kuahiwi
Hibiscadelphus bombycinus
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Hibiscadelphus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Hau kuahiwi, Kawaihae hibiscadelphus
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native
Photos
Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.