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 Synonym(s):mahoe, 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 Synonym(s):Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, majagua, mahagua, Hibiscus elatus