shrubby tree widely distributed along tropical shores; yields a light tough wood used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and caulk; often cultivated for ornament

[ Syn: majagua , mahagua , balibago , purau , hibiscus tiliaceus ]

erect forest tree of Cuba and Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or orange-red flowers; yields a moderately dense timber for cabinetwork and gunstocks

[ Syn: cuban bast , blue mahoe , majagua , mahagua , hibiscus elatus ]