Hibiscus brackenridgei
Species of flowering plant
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Hibiscus brackenridgei is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is an upright shrub or small tree native to the Hawaiian Islands.[2] It grows up to five meters tall and has bright yellow flowers. It is native to lowland Hawaiian dry forest and shrubland up to 350 meters elevation on the islands of Hawaii, Lanai, Maui, Molokai, and Oahu. The species is threatened by habitat loss and degradation from invasive non-native plant species, and predation and habitat degradation by non-native animals including pigs, deer, and goats.[1]
| Hibiscus brackenridgei | |
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| Hibiscus brackenridgei subsp. brackenridgei | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Hibiscus |
| Species: | H. brackenridgei |
| Binomial name | |
| Hibiscus brackenridgei | |
| Subspecies[2] | |
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Three subspecies are accepted.[2]
- Hibiscus brackenridgei subsp. brackenridgei
- Hibiscus brackenridgei subsp. mokuleianus (M.J.Roe) D.M.Bates – Molokai and Oahu
- Hibiscus brackenridgei subsp. molokaianus (Rock ex Caum) F.D.Wilson – western Molokai and Oahu (extinct)[3]