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 1500- above sea level.
Malvaviscus palmanus is 2- in height. Like several other species in its genus, it has large red flowers, which are pollinated by hummingbirds.