Malvaceae

Red Kauai rosemallow

Hibiscus clayi O.Deg. & I.Deg.

Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Hibiscus

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Red Kauai rosemallow: Hibiscus clayi flower and leaves. Photographed in Hawai'i by Eric Guinther ( Marshman ). — Photo: Marshman at en.wikipedia / Eric Guinther, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Bulgarian: Хавайски хибискус
English: Red Kauai rosemallow, Clay's hibiscus, Clay's hibsicus, Newhouse hibiscus
Hawaiian: Kokio ula, Kokiʻo ʻula

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: native

Photos

Photo: Marshman at en.wikipedia / Eric Guinther, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gaëlle Fily, CC BY 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: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yann Gwilhoù, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Eickhoff from Hawaiʻi, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 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.