Hibiscus arnottianus
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644047fd9065f284251420 |
| Scientific name | Hibiscus arnottianus |
| Authority | A.Gray |
| First published in | U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 1: 176 (1854) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
- Live plants of Hibiscus arnottianus are sold by nurseries as ornamental shrubs for landscape and container horticulture.
- Cut stems bearing the large, showy flowers are marketed for use in floral arrangements and traditional Hawaiian leis.
Industrial and craft applications:
- The ornamental horticulture industry cultivates and distributes plants and cut‑flower material of H. arnottianus.
- Fresh whole flowers are employed in lei‑making, a recognized Hawaiian craft where the long‑lasting blossoms are strung into garlands for decorative and ceremonial purposes.
Properties relevant to use:
- Flowers are white to pale pink, up to 12 cm across, and are borne on robust, erect stems that retain turgidity for several days after cutting, providing a suitable vase life for commercial floral work.
- The plant’s compact, shrubby habit (typically 1–2 m tall) makes it well‑suited for container production and landscape planting.
Standards and regulation:
- Because H. arnottianus is listed as threatened under Hawaiian statutes, collection of wild material is subject to permits issued by the Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR).
- Interstate or international trade of wild‑collected specimens is regulated by the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA), requiring appropriate documentation and compliance with listed‑species provisions.
Sustainability and sourcing:
- The commercial supply is primarily derived from cultivated stock propagated by nurseries and university programs (e.g., University of Hawai‘i’s native‑plant horticulture initiatives), reducing pressure on remaining wild populations.
- Best‑practice guidelines recommend sourcing only propagated plants, avoiding harvest from protected habitats, and supporting ex‑situ conservation through responsible cultivation.
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | white rosemallow |
| English | oʻahu white hibiscus |
| English | molokaʻi white hibiscus |
| Hawaiian | koki'o ke'oke'o |
| Hawaiian | aloalo |
| Hawaiian | kokiʻo kea |
| Hawaiian | kokiʻo keʻokeʻo |
| Hawaiian | kokio kea |
| Hawaiian | kokio keokeo |
| Hawaiian | hau hele |
| Hawaiian | pāmakani |
| Hawaiian | pamakani |
| Swedish | silverhibiskus |
| Chinese | 白花扶桑 |
Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. immaculatus | (M.Roe) D.M.Bates | Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 29: 104 (1989) |
| Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. punaluuensis | (Skottsb.) D.M.Bates | Bishop Mus. Occas. Pap. 29: 104 (1989) |
| Hibiscus arnottianus subsp. arnottianus |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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North-central Pacific
- Hawaii
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North-central Pacific
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0001077052 |
| USDA Plants | HIAR |
| Tropicos | 19600958 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:559958-1 |
| The Plant List | tro-19600958 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 186270 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 1109423 |
| Nature Serve | 2.129838 |
| IUCN Red List | 62742 |
| IPNI | 559958-1 |
| iNaturalist | 67750 |
| GBIF | 3152543 |
| EOL | 584782 |
| Wikipedia | Hibiscus_arnottianus |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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| Phenotypic Similarities in Flower Characteristics Between Novel Winter-Hardy Hibiscus Hybrids and Their Tropical Relatives | Malinowski DP, Pinchak WE, Yanker-Hansen K | Front Plant Sci | 22-Nov-2019 |
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| Seed freeze sensitivity and ex situ longevity of 295 species in the native Hawaiian flora | Chau MM, Chambers T, Weisenberger L, Keir M, Kroessig TI, Wolkis D, Kam R, Yoshinaga AY | Am J Bot | 09-Sep-2019 |
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| Pest categorisation of Citrus leprosis viruses | Jeger M, Bragard C, Caffier D, Dehnen‐Schmutz K, Gilioli G, Gregoire J, Jaques Miret JA, MacLeod A, Navajas Navarro M, Niere B, Parnell S, Potting R, Rafoss T, Rossi V, Urek G, Van Bruggen A, Van der Werf W, West J, Chatzivassiliou E, Winter S, Catara A, Duran‐Vila N, Hollo G, Candresse T | EFSA J | 14-Dec-2017 |
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| Validation of the AlamarBlue® Assay as a Fast Screening Method to Determine the Antimicrobial Activity of Botanical Extracts | Tyc O, Tomás-Menor L, Garbeva P, Barrajón-Catalán E, Micol V | PLoS One | 29-Dec-2016 |
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| A novel block of plant virus movement genes | Lazareva EA, Lezzhov AA, Komarova TV, Morozov SY, Heinlein M, Solovyev AG | Mol Plant Pathol | 15-Jul-2016 |
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| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |