Malvaceae
Mahoe
Hibiscus elatus
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Hibiscus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 高红槿
- English
- Mahoe
- lah
- نیلا ماہو
Synonyms
- Hibiscus tiliaceus subsp. elatus (Sw.) Borss.Waalk.
- Hibiscus tiliaceus var. elatus (Sw.) Hochr.
- Pariti elatum (Sw.) G.Don
- Pariti elatum var. macrocarpum Griseb.
- Pariti tiliaceum var. elatum (Sw.) O.Deg. & Greenwell
- Paritium azanzae (DC.) G.Don
- Paritium elatum (Sw.) G.Don
- Paritium elatum var. macrocarpum Griseb.
- Talipariti elatum (Sw.) Fryxell
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kriss de Niort, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kriss de Niort, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.