Hibiscus elatus Sw.

Mahoe (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Hibiscus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses environmental use fiber material medicinal wood
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use Apertif (unspecified), Cicatrizant (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Piles (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Emollient (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Hibiscus elatus unspecified picture
Hibiscus elatus unspecified picture

Distribution

Hibiscus elatus world distribution map, present in China, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and United States of America

Conservation status

Hibiscus elatus threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:121930-2
WFO ID wfo-0000722515
COL ID 6LV7C
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629850
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Pariti elatum Hibiscus elatus Hibiscus azanzae Paritium elatum Paritium azanzae Talipariti elatum Hibiscus tiliaceus var. elatus Hibiscus tiliaceus subsp. elatus Paritium elatum var. macrocarpum Pariti tiliaceum var. elatum Pariti elatum var. macrocarpum