Hibiscus waimeae

Taxobox
name = Hibiscus waimeae


image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Hibiscus waimeae hannerae"
status = G2
status_system = TNC
status_ref = Cite web
publisher =NatureServe
title = Hibiscus waimeae
work = NatureServe Explorer
url = http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Hibiscus+waimeae+
accessdate = 2007-07-03]
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Malvales
familia = Malvaceae
genus = "Hibiscus"
species = "H. waimeae"
binomial = "Hibiscus waimeae"
binomial_authority =

"Hibiscus waimeae", A. Heller, (Hawaiian "kokiokinao keokinaokeokinao" or "kokiokinao kea") is a Hawaiian gray-barked tree, 6-10 meters tall, with white flowers that fade to pink in the afternoon.

Two subspecies are recognized: "H. waimeae hannerae" (rare and listed as endangered) found in northwestern valleys of Kauai, and "H. w. waimeae" occurring in the Waimea Canyon and some western to southern valleys on Kauai. This species closely resembles "H. arnottianus" in a number of characteristics.

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