Hibiscus waimeae
endemicMalvaceae

Hibiscus waimeae

koki‘o ke‘oke‘o

Hibiscus waimeae (white Kauai rosemallow, Hawaiian: kokiʻo keʻokeʻo, or kokiʻo kea) is a species of flowering plant in the okra family, Malvaceae, that is endemic to the island of Kauaʻi in Hawaii. It is a small gray-barked tree, reaching a height of 6–10 metres (20–33 ft) and a trunk diameter of 0.3 m (0.98 ft). The flowers last for a single day, starting out white and fading to pink in the afternoon. H. arnottianus of Oʻahu and Molokaʻi and...

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