Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

sea hibiscus

Hibiscus tiliaceus

Spanish: Majagua

sea hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus)
Photographed by pnvg_apffhg on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

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 (Cebuano - Southern), maribago (Cebuano - Northern),bhendi (Marathi), waru (Indonesian), hau (Hawaiian), fau (Samoan), purau (Tahitian), and vau tree. The specific epithet, "tiliaceus", refers to its resemblance... Most often recorded in Jun, Mar.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
Local records2 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records22,441 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2024 – 2024
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “sea hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/hibiscus-tiliaceus/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.