Cuban Bast – Sea Hibiscus
Hibiscus tiliaceus (Wikipedia)
| Hibiscus tiliaceus | |
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| Sea hibiscus from Tahiti | |
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| Sea hibiscus from Flora de Filipinas (Francisco Manuel Blanco, 1880-1883) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Hibiscus |
| Species: | H. tiliaceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hibiscus tiliaceus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Talipariti tiliaceum (L.) Fryxell | |
Hibiscus tiliaceus is a species of flowering tree in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is native to the Old World tropics. Common names include sea hibiscus, beach hibiscus, coastal (or coast) hibiscus, coastal (or coast) cottonwood, green cottonwood, native hibiscus, native rosella, cottonwood hibiscus, kurrajong, sea rosemallow, balibago (Tagalog), malabago or malbago (Cebuano – Southern), maribago (Cebuano – Northern), waru (Javanese), baru or bebaru (Malay), hau (Hawaiian), fau (Samoan), purau (Tahitian), and vau tree. The specific epithet, "tiliaceus", refers to its resemblance of the leaves to those of the related Tilia species.