Malvaceae
White rosemallow
Hibiscus arnottianus
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Hibiscus
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 白花扶桑
- English
- White rosemallow, Molokaʻi white hibiscus, Oʻahu white hibiscus
- Hawaiian
- Aloalo, Hau hele, Kokio kea, Kokio keokeo, Kokiʻo kea, Kokiʻo keʻokeʻo, Pamakani, Pāmakani
- Swedish
- Silverhibiskus
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native
Photos
Photo: Avi, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Drew Avery, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katia de la Luz, 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: Ashay vb, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY 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.