| Kauaʻi Kokiʻo | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Kokia |
| Species: | K. kauaiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Kokia kauaiensis | |
Kokia kauaiensis, the Kauai treecotton [2] or Kauaʻi Kokiʻo, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is endemic to Kauaʻi, Hawaii.
It inhabits coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests at elevations of 350–660 m (1,150–2,170 ft). Associated plants include ʻahakea ( Bobea spp.), koa ( Acacia koa), lama ( Diospyros sandwicensis), manono ( Hedyotis spp.), hala pepe ( Pleomele aurea), aupaka ( Isodendrion spp.), papala kepau ( Pisonia spp.), olopua ( Nestegis sandwicensis), ʻōhiʻa hā ( Syzygium sandwicensis), hame ( Antidesma spp.), maile (Alyxia oliviformis), ʻālaʻa ( Pouteria sandwicensis), aʻiaʻi ( Streblus pendulinus), alaheʻe ( Psydrax odorata), uluhe ( Dicranopteris linearis), aloalo ( Hibiscus spp.), mēhamehame ( Flueggea neowawraea), alani ( Melicope spp.), palapalai lau liʻi ( Asplenium laciniatum), ʻoheʻohe ( Tetraplasandra spp.), ʻakoko ( Euphorbia celastroides), nehe ( Lipochaeta spp), [3] ʻaʻaliʻi ( Dodonaea viscosa), ʻiliahi ( Santalum spp.), poʻolā ( Claoxylon sandwicense), and ʻōhiʻa lehua ( Metrosideros polymorpha).
Kauaʻi Kokiʻo is a small tree, reaching a height of 5–10 m (16–33 ft). It is threatened by habitat loss. [4]
Today there are about 45 or 50 individuals remaining. [5] At one point there was only a single tree remaining. [1]
- ^ a b Heintzman, S.; Nyberg, B.; Wood, K. (2020). "Kokia kauaiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T30934A83802016. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T30934A83802016.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Kokia kauaiensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ Kepler, Angela Kay (1995). Maui's floral splendor : a friendly color guide to the island's native & introduced flowers. Honolulu, HI: Mutual Pub. p. 134. ISBN 1-56647-057-9.
- ^ "Kokia kauaiensis". CPC National Collection Plant Profiles. Center for Plant Conservation. 2010-03-04. Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
- ^ USFWS. Kokia kauaiensis Five-year Review. August 2010.
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