| Hibiscus kaute | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Hibiscus |
| Species: | H. kaute |
| Binomial name | |
| Hibiscus kaute L.A.J.Thomson & Butaud | |
Hibiscus kaute is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, first described as a distinct species in 2022. It was first recorded in the wild in Tahiti in the 1850s and may also be native to the Marquesas Islands, both part of French Polynesia. It is one of the parents of the widely cultivated Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis, the other being Hibiscus cooperi.
References
- ^ "Hibiscus kaute L.A.J.Thomson & Butaud", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2024-09-06
- Thomson, Lex A.J.; Butaud, Jean-François; Braglia, Luca & Mabberley, David J. (22 September 2022), "Pacific Hibiscus Species (Malvaceae) in sect. Lilibiscus. 2. Hibiscus kaute sp. nov., a Missing Link from Eastern Polynesia" (PDF), Pacific Science, 76 (2), doi:10.2984/76.2.6, retrieved 2024-09-06
- "Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis L..", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2024-09-01
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| Hibiscus kaute | |
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