Malvaviscus palmanus is an understory tree of the Costa Rican cloud forest.

[1] It is endemic to Costa Rica in the Talamancan montane forests ecoregion.

It grows at elevations of 1,500–1,600 m (4,900–5,200 ft) above sea level.

Like several other species in its genus, it has large red flowers, which are pollinated by hummingbirds.

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