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The ''hibiscus waimeae'' plant blooms year-round, though it may experience brief periods without bloom, particularly in the cooler seasons. The [[flower]]s last for a single day, starting out white and fading to pink in the afternoon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.hawaii.edu/~eherring/hawnprop/hib-waim.htm |title=Hibiscus waimeae |work=Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database |publisher=University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |access-date=2009-11-18}}</ref> Though flowers bloom and close over the course of one day, the plant itself can live longer than 5 years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Native Plants Hawaii - Viewing Plant : Hibiscus waimeae subsp. waimeae|url=http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Hibiscus_waimeae_waimeae|access-date=2022-01-23|website=nativeplants.hawaii.edu}}</ref> |
The ''hibiscus waimeae'' plant blooms year-round, though it may experience brief periods without bloom, particularly in the cooler seasons. The [[flower]]s last for a single day, starting out white and fading to pink in the afternoon.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.hawaii.edu/~eherring/hawnprop/hib-waim.htm |title=Hibiscus waimeae |work=Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database |publisher=University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |access-date=2009-11-18}}</ref> Though flowers bloom and close over the course of one day, the plant itself can live longer than 5 years.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Native Plants Hawaii - Viewing Plant : Hibiscus waimeae subsp. waimeae|url=http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Hibiscus_waimeae_waimeae|access-date=2022-01-23|website=nativeplants.hawaii.edu}}</ref> |
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''H. arnottianus'' of [[Oahu|O{{okina}}ahu]] and [[Molokai|Moloka{{okina}}i]] and ''H. waimeae'' are the only [[Hawaiian hibiscus]]es that have white flowers.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n-OESYDpr6wC |title=Growing Native Hawaiian Plants: A How-to Guide for the Gardener |first=Heidi Leianuenue |last=Bornhorst |publisher=Bess Press |edition=2nd |isbn=978-1-57306-207-7 |year=2005 |page=36}}</ref> ''H. waimeae'' inhabits [[Hawaiian tropical rainforests#Coastal mesic forests|coastal mesic]], [[Hawaiian tropical rainforests#Mixed mesic forests|mixed mesic]], and [[Hawaiian tropical rainforests#Wet forests|wet forests]] at elevations of {{convert|250|–|1200|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="natureserve" /> |
''H. arnottianus'' of [[Oahu|O{{okina}}ahu]] and [[Molokai|Moloka{{okina}}i]] and ''H. waimeae'' are the only [[Hawaiian hibiscus]]es that have white flowers.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n-OESYDpr6wC |title=Growing Native Hawaiian Plants: A How-to Guide for the Gardener |first=Heidi Leianuenue |last=Bornhorst |publisher=Bess Press |edition=2nd |isbn=978-1-57306-207-7 |year=2005 |page=36}}</ref> Producing a sweet smelling flower, the ''hibiscus waimeae'' plant is also one of only two hibiscus species to have a fragrance. |
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''H. waimeae'' inhabits [[Hawaiian tropical rainforests#Coastal mesic forests|coastal mesic]], [[Hawaiian tropical rainforests#Mixed mesic forests|mixed mesic]], and [[Hawaiian tropical rainforests#Wet forests|wet forests]] at elevations of {{convert|250|–|1200|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="natureserve" /> |
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''H. waimeae'' subsp. ''waimeae'' can be found in the western and southwestern parts of the island, where it grows in the [[Waimea Canyon State Park|Waimea Canyon]] area and valleys that face the ocean.<ref name="waimeae">{{cite web |url=http://ntbg.org/plants/plant_details.php?plantid=6271 |title=''Hibiscus waimeae'' subsp. ''waimeae'' |work=Meet the Plants |publisher=[[National Tropical Botanical Garden]] |access-date=2009-11-18}}</ref> ''H. waimeae'' subsp. ''hannerae'' is rarer (listed as [[Endangered Species Act|endangered]] by the [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service|USFWS]]) and can often be found in the northwestern part of the island<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hbmp.hawaii.edu/hbmp/printpage.asp?spp=PDMAL0H181 |title=''Hibiscus waimeae'' ssp. ''hannerae'' |work=The Hawaiʻi Biodiversity & Mapping Program |publisher=University of Hawaiʻi |access-date=2009-11-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918164245/http://hbmp.hawaii.edu/hbmp/printpage.asp?spp=PDMAL0H181 |archive-date=2009-09-18 }}</ref> where it grows in the Hanakapi{{okina}}ai, Limahuli, and Kalihi Wai valleys.<ref name="hannerae"/> |
''H. waimeae'' subsp. ''waimeae'' can be found in the western and southwestern parts of the island, where it grows in the [[Waimea Canyon State Park|Waimea Canyon]] area and valleys that face the ocean.<ref name="waimeae">{{cite web |url=http://ntbg.org/plants/plant_details.php?plantid=6271 |title=''Hibiscus waimeae'' subsp. ''waimeae'' |work=Meet the Plants |publisher=[[National Tropical Botanical Garden]] |access-date=2009-11-18}}</ref> ''H. waimeae'' subsp. ''hannerae'' is rarer (listed as [[Endangered Species Act|endangered]] by the [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service|USFWS]]) and can often be found in the northwestern part of the island<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hbmp.hawaii.edu/hbmp/printpage.asp?spp=PDMAL0H181 |title=''Hibiscus waimeae'' ssp. ''hannerae'' |work=The Hawaiʻi Biodiversity & Mapping Program |publisher=University of Hawaiʻi |access-date=2009-11-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918164245/http://hbmp.hawaii.edu/hbmp/printpage.asp?spp=PDMAL0H181 |archive-date=2009-09-18 }}</ref> where it grows in the Hanakapi{{okina}}ai, Limahuli, and Kalihi Wai valleys.<ref name="hannerae"/> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Hibiscus |
| Species: | H. waimeae
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Hibiscus waimeae (white Kauai rosemallow, Template:Lang-haw, or kokiʻo kea) is a species of flowering plant within the okra family, Malvaceae, that is endemic to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii.[1]
Etymology
Hibiscus refers to the Greek word ibiscos meaning mallow, and waimeae is derived from Waimea Canyon, where the hibiscus waimeae is found. The hibiscus waimeae is also known in Hawaiian as koki’o kea. Koki’o is the Hawaiian language word for hibiscus and kea is the Hawaiian word for white.[3]
Description
It is a small gray-barked tree, reaching on average a height of 6–10 metres (20–33 ft)[4] and an average trunk diameter of 0.3 m (0.98 ft).[5] Around 1/8 inches long, the fuzzy brown seeds of the hibiscus waimeae plant are enclosed in protective oblong pods.
The hibiscus waimeae plant blooms year-round, though it may experience brief periods without bloom, particularly in the cooler seasons. The flowers last for a single day, starting out white and fading to pink in the afternoon.[6] Though flowers bloom and close over the course of one day, the plant itself can live longer than 5 years.[7]
H. arnottianus of Oʻahu and Molokaʻi and H. waimeae are the only Hawaiian hibiscuses that have white flowers.[8] Producing a sweet smelling flower, the hibiscus waimeae plant is also one of only two hibiscus species to have a fragrance.
H. waimeae inhabits coastal mesic, mixed mesic, and wet forests at elevations of 250–1,200 m (820–3,940 ft).[1]
H. waimeae subsp. waimeae can be found in the western and southwestern parts of the island, where it grows in the Waimea Canyon area and valleys that face the ocean.[9] H. waimeae subsp. hannerae is rarer (listed as endangered by the USFWS) and can often be found in the northwestern part of the island[10] where it grows in the Hanakapiʻai, Limahuli, and Kalihi Wai valleys.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Hibiscus waimeae". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ^ a b "Hibiscus waimeae subsp. hannerae". Meet the Plants. National Tropical Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
- ^ "kea — Wehe²wiki² Hawaiian Language Dictionaries". hilo.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ Wagner, Warren Lambert; Derral R. Herbst; S. H. Sohmer (1990). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaiʻi. Vol. 1. University of Hawaii Press. p. 888. ISBN 978-0-8248-1152-5. Archived from the original on 2010-03-28.
- ^ Little Jr., Elbert L.; Roger G. Skolmen (1989). "Kokiʻo keʻokeʻo, native white hibiscus" (Document). United States Forest Service.
{{cite document}}: Unknown parameter|url=ignored (help) - ^ "Hibiscus waimeae". Hawaiian Native Plant Propagation Database. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ^ "Native Plants Hawaii - Viewing Plant : Hibiscus waimeae subsp. waimeae". nativeplants.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ Bornhorst, Heidi Leianuenue (2005). Growing Native Hawaiian Plants: A How-to Guide for the Gardener (2nd ed.). Bess Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-57306-207-7.
- ^ "Hibiscus waimeae subsp. waimeae". Meet the Plants. National Tropical Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
- ^ "Hibiscus waimeae ssp. hannerae". The Hawaiʻi Biodiversity & Mapping Program. University of Hawaiʻi. Archived from the original on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
External links
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