Flower of Blue Mahoe Tree, Flor de Majagua, Sierra Maestra, Cuba

            SN/NC:  Hibiscus Elatus, Malvaceae Family

Hibiscus elatus, majagua, es una especie de planta con flor de la familia de las Malvaceae. Es originario de las Antillas.
Tronco recto, hojas anchas y verdosas, y flores grandes en forma de trompeta con cinco o más pétalos. La flor cambia de color al madurar, de brillante amarillo a anaranjado, rojo y finalmente carmesí.
Es el árbol nacional de Jamaica y endémico de esa isla y de Cuba.1 Crece rápido, con frecuencia alcanza 25m o más de altura (en regiones templadas y cultivada no supera los 7 m), y 1 m de diámetro; en lugares húmedos y con un rango amplio de elevaciones, de más de 1200 msnm; y es usado en reforestación.
Madera bella y durable para mobiliario y decoración.
La corteza interna se usa en Cuba para las cajas de puros.

* Brazil: hibisco; hibispo; malvácea
* Cuba: majagua común; majagua hembra; majagua prieta
* Germany: Eibisch, Hoher Linden-; Hibiskus, Baum-
* Haiti: cotton marron
* Honduras: demajagua
* Italy: ibisco arboreo
* Lesser Antilles: blue maho; mahot gomb
* Mexico: holó; majahau; masahua
* Puerto Rico: majagua majó
* Saint Lucia: blue mahout
* Venezuela: algodoncillo
International Common Names
* English: Cuban bast; mahoe; mahoe tree; mountain mahoe; seaside mahoe
* Spanish: emajagua; majagua; majagua azul; majahua; majó
* French: hibiscus en arbre
* Portuguese: algodoeiro-da-Índia; hibiscus-da-praia

Talipariti elatum is native to the islands of Cuba, Jamaica the US. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.In wetter areas it will grow in a wide range of elevations, up to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) and is often used in reforestation. It is the national tree of Jamaica.

Talipariti elatum flowers on a tree in Havana, Cuba.
The Talipariti elatum tree is quite attractive with its straight trunk, broad green leaves and hibiscus-like flowers. It grows quite rapidly, often attaining 20 metres (66 ft) or more in height. The attractive flower changes color as it matures, going from bright yellow to orange red and finally to crimson.
The name mahoe is derived from a Carib word. The ‘blue’ refers to blue-green streaks in the polished wood, giving it a distinctive appearance.
The blue mahoe is a beautiful and durable timber that is widely used for cabinet making and also for making decorative objects such as picture frames, bowls and wood carvings.
The inner bark of the tree is often referred to as Cuba bark because it was formerly used for tying bundles of Havanacigars. Similarly the bark could be used to form a strap or belt.

The wood has a musical quality and has been traditionally used in the making of cuatros, a type of lute. Fine boxes, furniture, inlay works, floors, details, turned pieces, exquisite jewelleries, sculptures, and ancient board games, have been, and demand to be transformed from the mahoe. Architects, furniture-makers, designers, artists and wood lovers will find a charm in working with this wood. It has fine sanding and turning qualities, and a natural gloss in the wood when finely finished. The wood is not usually blue, but brown. In some lumber there can be grey, green, black, blue and purple colors all combined in just one small piece. Growing conditions may be responsible for the color variations but this has not been proven

Hibiscus moscheutos
Hibiscus L. é um gênero de plantas com flor que agrupa cerca de 300 espécies, inserido na família das Malvaceae, com flores e folhas exuberantes. Devido à nova taxonomia pela filogenética (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group), muitas espécies que pertenciam a esse gênero estão migrando para outros gêneros. Por exemplo: Hibiscus esculentus L., a planta do quiabo, agora é Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench. O cultivo dos exemplares do gênero, tanto ornamental como econômico, está disseminado nas regiões subtropicais e tropicais, cuidando para não sofrerem com geadas e temperaturas baixas constantes.
   

Taken on: January 20, 2019

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ300, f/2.8, 1/100 sec, 41.8mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-FZ300
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Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.01 sec (1/100)
Focal Length:	41.8mm
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
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