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Hawaiian hibiscus are seven species of hibiscus native to Hawaii.The yellow hibiscus is Hawaii's state flower. Most commonly grown as ornamental plants in the Hawaiian Islands are the non-native Chinese hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) and its numerous hybrids, though the native Hibiscus arnottianus is occasionally planted.
Flower: Pua aloalo or maʻo hau hele Hibiscus brackenridgei A. Gray Also known as the native yellow hibiscus [8] Insect: Pulelehua Vanessa tameamea: Also known as the Kamehameha butterfly [9] Land mammal: ʻŌpeʻapeʻa Lasiurus cinereus semotus: Also known as the Hawaiian hoary bat [10] Mammal ʻĪlioholoikauaua [a] Neomonachus schauinslandi
For the purposes of this category, "Hawaii" is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD), and is constituted by the following archipelagos and islands: Hawaiian Islands; Johnston Island (also known as Johnston Atoll, Kalama Atoll) Midway Islands (also known as Midway Atoll)
Alyxia stellata, known as maile in Hawaiian, is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, that is native to Hawaii.It grows as either a twining liana, scandent shrub, or small erect shrub, and is one of the few vines that are endemic to the islands.
The H. brackenridgei, or the yellow hibiscus, is a flower that holds extreme significance to the state of Hawai'i. The yellow hibiscus is the state flower, and represents the beauty, culture, and spirit that is Hawai'i. The S. Fallax, golden mallow, or 'Ilima is the native flower of the island of Oahu and is also a member of the hibiscus family ...
The Mauna Kea silversword is an erect, single-stemmed and monocarpic or rarely branched and polycarpic basally woody herb, producing a globe-shaped cluster of thick, spirally arranged, sword-shaped silvery-green floccose-sericeous, linear-ligulate to linear-lanceolate leaves growing in a rosette.
The total population of G. brighamii is between 15 and 19 trees. There are only two plants in the wild on Oʻahu and one on the Big Island. [6] Major threats to the survival of this species include loss of dry forest habitat and the establishment of invasive species, such as fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum).