Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus (Malvaceae) hau kuahiwi

Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus is native to Hawaii.  Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus is native to Hawaii (endemic to Kauai). 

Species description or overview

Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus information from Native Plants Hawaii
Information about Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus--including details regarding plant, flower, and leaf characteristics; pests and diseases; growth requirements; and environment--is provided by Native Plants Hawaii.

Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus information from NTBG
Information about Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus is available from the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Hibiscus arnottianus information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Hibiscus arnottianus, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Hibiscus arnottianus
Nomenclatural information about Hibiscus arnottianus is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Federal endangered/threatened status

Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus species profile from USFWS
A species profile for Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus is provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, including links to information regarding the federal endangered/threatened status of this species.

Cultivation & propagation

In the Garden: Kokio keo keo
Kokio keo keo, the endangered immaculate white hibiscus found only on Molokai, is the topic of this Rick Barboza column (Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features, 1/3/2003).

Images

Hibiscus arnottianus information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Hibiscus arnottianus in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus images from Native Plants Hawaii
Images of Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus are provided on the Native Plants Hawaii website.

Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus images by Jupiter Nielsen
Images of Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus are provided online by Maui artist/photographer Jupiter Nielsen.

Distribution

Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

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