Hibiscus hastatus is a large shrub or tree in the family Malvaceae. H. hastatus is known by its common name of Purau teruere or Tahiti hibiscus.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Hibiscus |
| Species: | H. hastatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hibiscus hastatus | |
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The blossoms of H. hastatus are pale yellow (occasionally with intermittent pale red petal margins) and a deep red center upon opening. Over the course of the day, the flowers deepen to orange and finally red before they senesce.
Leaves are variably 3-lobed with some leaves being more slender and nearly lobeless ('hastatus' refers to the spear-like shape of the leaves).
Some references treat H. hastatus as a subspecies of Hibiscus tiliaceus.
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Back of flower
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Seed on leaf
References
edit- http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/HBS/botany/cultivatedplants
- http://www.agroforestry.net/tti/H.tiliaceus-beach-hibiscus.pdf
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080221220926/http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/FACULTY/CARR/page12.htm
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