Hibiscadelphus crucibracteatus
Extinct species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hibiscadelphus crucibracteatus (lava hau kuahiwi)[3] is an extinct species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae that was endemic to Hawaii, on the island of Lanai.
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Hibiscadelphus crucibracteatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Hibiscadelphus |
Species: | †H. crucibracteatus |
Binomial name | |
†Hibiscadelphus crucibracteatus Hobdy | |
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It was discovered in 1981 on the Puhielelu Ridge and the single known specimen has since died, with collected seeds failing to germinate.[1]