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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
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.
It produces a brilliant display of flowers, made up of a mass of stamens, which can range from fiery red to yellow. Many native Hawaiian traditions refer to the tree and the forests it forms as sacred to Pele, the volcano goddess, and to Laka, the goddess of hula. ʻŌhiʻa trees grow easily on lava, and are usually the first plants to grow on ...
In Hawaii, the flower is called melia. In modern Polynesian culture, the flower can be worn by women to indicate their relationship status—over the right ear if seeking a relationship, and over the left if taken. [22] Plumeria alba is the national flower of Laos, where it is known under the local name "champa" or "dok champa".
It is known as ʻilima or ʻāpiki in Hawaiian [3] and as kio in Marshallese, [4] te kaura in Kiribati, idibin ekaura in Nauruan, [5] and akatā in Tuvalu. [6] In Hawaiian religion, the ʻilima flowers are associated with Laka, the goddess of the hula, and the plant's prostrate form with Pele's brother, Kane-ʻapua, the god of taro planters. [7]
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)
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It is a small gray-barked tree, reaching on average a height of 6–10 metres (20–33 ft) [4] and an average trunk diameter of 0.3 m (0.98 ft). [5] Around 1/8 inches long, the fuzzy brown seeds of the hibiscus waimeae plant are enclosed in protective oblong pods.