Hibiscus clayii, is one of Hawaii's endemic hibiscus. Rare plants like this one may lack the biodiversity to survive changes in the environment. This hibiscus is named for its discoverer, Horace Clay, botanist and instructor at Leeward Community College. Photo by Priscilla Millen.
	Hibiscus clayii occurs naturally only on Kaua'i. It is thought more clayii are located at Horace Clay's commemorative site on the Leeward Community College campus, shown above, than exist in the wild. Photo by Marilyn Bauer.

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