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Hibiscadelphus hualalaiensis
Hibiscadelphus hualalaiensis
Hau Kuahiwi
Photographer: Eric White

ID: 0000 0000 0712 0166 (2012-07-03)

Copyright © 2012 Eric White

 
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  • date of photo  Jun 29, 2012
  • this photo depicts a plant that was cultivated or collected in the wild
  • photo location   Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook, Big Island of Hawaii
  • plant's place of origin   Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, South Kona, Hawaii (Hawaii, Big Island (Hawaiian Islands), US)
  • family Malvaceae
  • plant community   Dry to mesic forest; lava flows
  • notes   Endemic genus of 7 species (at least 3 extinct) from the Hawaiian Islands; this species endemic to dry forest of the Big Island of Hawaii. Extinct in wild since 1992. Apparently 22 plants currently exist in outplantings in Puu Waa Waa and botanical gardens. 2 trees at this garden. Endangered.
  • camera   Olympus Stylus 790 SW
  • photo category: Plant - tree

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
  • common names   Hau Kuahiwi (photographer)
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