Hibiscus makinoi Jôtani & H.Ohba is a plant in the Malvaceae family, order Malvales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Hibiscus makinoi Jôtani & H.Ohba

Hibiscus makinoi Jôtani & H.Ohba

Hibiscus makinoi is a Hibiscus species native to coastal Japan and eastern to southern Taiwan.

Family
Genus
Hibiscus
Order
Malvales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Hibiscus makinoi Jôtani & H.Ohba

Hibiscus makinoi, with the scientific name Hibiscus makinoi Jôtani & H.Ohba, is commonly called the Okinawan Hibiscus or Makino's Mallow. This is a species of the genus Hibiscus. It is native to coastal areas of Japan, ranging from the Ryukyu Islands to western Kyushu, and also grows natively in eastern to southern Taiwan.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malvales Malvaceae Hibiscus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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