Genus Hibiscus

Bombycidendron Zoll. Bombycodendron Hassk. Brockmania W. Pariti Adans. Wilhelminia Hochr.

Species in the genus Hibiscus of plants

Red Kauai rosemallow - Hawaiian hibiscus are the seven known species of hibiscus regarded as native to Hawai?i. Although tourists regularly associate the hibiscus flower with their experiences visiting the US state of Hawai?i, and the plant family Malvaceae includes a relatively large number of species that are native to the Hawaiian Islands, those flowers presented to or regularly observed by tourists are generally not the native hibiscus flowers. Most commonly grown as ornamental plants in the Islands are the Chinese hibiscus and its numerous hybrids.

 
 

Hibiscus escobariae - Hibiscus escobariae is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae family. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

 
 

Hibiscus fragilis - The Mandrinette looks rather similar to the Chinese Hibiscus and the introduction of that to Mauritius as a garden plant is one of the main reasons for the dramatic decline of the Mandrinette. Only 46 mature individuals exist in the wild but they are not able to reproduce due to competition from and hybridisation with this invasive Hibiscus species.