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Kokia drynarioides (hau-hele`ula; hau-hele'ula; hawaii tree cotton; koki'o; Hawai'i treecotton)

Synonyms: Gossypium drynarioides (homotypic); Hibiscus drynariodes; Hibiscus drynarioides (homotypic); Kokia rockii

Wikipedia Abstract

Kokia drynarioides, commonly known as Hawaiian tree cotton, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is endemic to the Big Island of Hawaii. It inhabits dry forests at elevations of 455–1,915 m (1,493–6,283 ft). Associated plants include ʻāheahea (Chenopodium oahuense), ʻaʻaliʻi (Dodonaea viscosa), hala pepe (Pleomele hawaiiensis), wiliwili (Erythrina sandwicensis), uhiuhi (Caesalpinia kavaiensis), kōlea (Myrsine lanaiensis), ʻaiea (Nothocestrum latifolium), kuluʻī (Nototrichium sandwicense), ʻālaʻa (Pouteria sandwicensis), ʻohe kukuluāeʻo (Reynoldsia sandwicensis), māmane (Sophora chrysophylla), and maua (Xylosma hawaiiense var. hillebrandii). It is threatened by habitat loss and competition with invasive species, such as Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum).
View Wikipedia Record: Kokia drynarioides

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Kokia drynarioides

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Tree

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0