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Hibiscus syriacus

Kaute Vare‘au

Rose-of-Sharon

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Rose-of-Sharon, Althaea, Shrub Althaea

TRADITIONAL NAMES: Kaute Vare‘au (RR MK)

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE China - e. Asia

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Not naturalised; Land, lowlands

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Ornamental flowers

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
++
-
-
+
-
-

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Hibiscus syriacus Linnaeus
SYNONYMS: Hibiscus acerifolius; Althaea frutex

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); DILLENIIDAE; Malvales; MALVACEAE

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.559 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.562 Hortus 3rd
p.630 Tropica
p.73 R Wilder - Flora of Rarotonga

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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