Malvaceae
Kauai hau kuahiwi
Hibiscadelphus distans
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Hibiscadelphus
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Kauai hau kuahiwi, Hau kuahiwi
- Hawaiian
- Hau kuahiwi
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native
Photos
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: This illustration was made by Citron You must credit this : Citron / CC-BY-SA-3., CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.