Hibiscus Genevii
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''Hibiscus genevii'' is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae family. It is known locally as mandrinette and is endemic to the island of Mauritius. It is one of four species of '' Hibiscus'' that are indigenous to the Mascarene islands (Mauritius, Reunion, Rodrigues), and is most closely related to '' Hibiscus liliiflorus'' of Rodrigues and ''
Hibiscus fragilis ''Hibiscus fragilis'', the mandrinette, is an extremely rare shrub that is endemic to steep slopes of the mountains Corps de Garde and Le Morne Brabant on Mauritius and from two further plants on Rodrigues. The mandrinette is an evergreen plant ...
''. It was thought to be extinct for over a century, but was rediscovered in 1968. It grows as a small bush to in height.


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genevii Endemic flora of Mauritius Taxa named by William Jackson Hooker Taxa named by Wenceslas Bojer {{Hibisceae-stub