Hibiscus kaute

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Hibiscus kaute is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, first described as a distinct species in 2022. It was initially 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 parent species of the widely cultivated Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis, the other being Hibiscus cooperi.

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{{Cite POWO|title=Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis L..|id=560756-1|access-date=2024-09-01|mode=cs2}}

{{Citation |title=Hibiscus kaute L.A.J.Thomson & Butaud |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |url=http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:3310315-4 |access-date=2024-09-06}}

{{Citation |last1=Thomson |first1=Lex A.J. |last2=Butaud |first2=Jean-François |last3=Braglia |first3=Luca |last4=Mabberley |first4=David J. |date=2022-09-22 |title=Pacific Hibiscus Species (Malvaceae) in sect. Lilibiscus. 2. Hibiscus kaute sp. nov., a Missing Link from Eastern Polynesia |journal=Pacific Science |volume=76 |issue=2 |url=https://research-management.mq.edu.au/ws/portalfiles/portal/237823422/230703022.pdf |access-date=2024-09-06 |doi=10.2984/76.2.6 |name-list-style=amp }}

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kaute

Category:Endemic flora of French Polynesia

Category:Plants described in 2022