Saturday, October 6, 2007 – White Hibiscus

Hawaiian hibiscus, specifically, Hibiscus arnottianus – koki'o ke'oke'o ("koki'o - that is white like the shine of silver") – is an endemic species of hibiscus with white flowers. Three subspecies are recognized: H. arnottianus arnottianus found in the Wai'anae mountain of western O'ahu; H. a. immaculatus which is very rare (listed as endangered) on Moloka'i; and H. a. punaluuensis from the Ko'olau Range on O'ahu. Perhaps only a dozen plants of H. a. immaculatus exist in nature. This species is closely related to H. waimeae, and the two are among the very few members of the genus with fragrant flowers. Sometimes planted as an ornamental or crossed with H. rosa-sinensis

These are in the middle of Hollywood, behind the Roosevelt Hotel, across the street from the football field at Hollywood High.

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Technical Note:

Most of these photographs were shot with a Nikon D70 - using lens (1) AF-S Nikkor 18-70 mm 1:35-4.5G ED, or (2) AF Nikkor 70-300mm telephoto, or after 5 June 2006, (3) AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor, 55-200 mm f/4-5.6G ED. They were modified for web posting using Adobe Photoshop 7.0. Earlier photography was done with a Sony Mavica digital still camera (MVC-FD-88) with built-in digital zoom.

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