Kilauea Hau Kuahiwi (Hibiscadelphus giffardianus)

Kilauea Hau Kuahiwi, a reference photo — Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Hibiscadelphus giffardianus (Kilauea hau kuahiwi) is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family Malvaceae that is endemic to the Big Island of Hawaii.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Kilauea Hau Kuahiwi being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Hernandia sonora
Hernandia nymphaeifolia

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Hibiscadelphus
Species: Hibiscadelphus giffardianus

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