Kokia drynarioides
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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 455–1915 m (1,492.8–6,282.8 ft). Associated plants include āheahea (Chenopodium
oahuense), aalii (Dodonaea viscosa
), hala pepe (Pleomele hawaiiensis
), wiliwili
(Erythrina sandwicensis), uhiuhi (Caesalpinia kavaiensis
), kōlea (Myrsine
lanaiensis), aiea (Nothocestrum latifolium
), kuluī (Nototrichium
sandwicense), ālaa (Pouteria sandwicensis
), ohe kukuluāeo (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).
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
in the mallow
Malva
Malva is a genus of about 25–30 species of herbaceous annual, biennial, and perennial plants in the family Malvaceae , one of several closely related genera in the family to bear the common English name mallow. The genus is widespread throughout the temperate, subtropical and tropical regions of...
family, Malvaceae
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallow family, is a family of flowering plants containing over 200 genera with close to 2,300 species. Judd & al. Well known members of this family include okra, jute and cacao...
, that is endemic to the Big Island
Hawaii (island)
The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcanic island in the North Pacific Ocean...
of Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. It inhabits dry forests at elevations of 455–1915 m (1,492.8–6,282.8 ft). Associated plants include āheahea (Chenopodium
Chenopodium
Chenopodium is a genus of about 150 species of perennial or annual herbaceous flowering plants known as the goosefoots, which occur almost anywhere in the world. It is placed in the family Amaranthaceae in the APG II system; older classifications separate it and its relatives as Chenopodiaceae, but...
oahuense), aalii (Dodonaea viscosa
Dodonaea viscosa
Dodonaea viscosa is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae, that has a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions of Africa, the Americas, southern Asia and Australasia.-Description:...
), hala pepe (Pleomele hawaiiensis
Pleomele hawaiiensis
Pleomele hawaiiensis, the Hawaii Hala Pepe, is a rare species of flowering plant that is endemic to the island of Hawaii. It inhabits dry forests on old aā lava flows at elevations of on the leeward side of the island...
), wiliwili
Wiliwili
Wiliwili is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It is the only species of Erythrina that naturally occurs there. It is typically found in dry forests on leeward island slopes up to an elevation of .Wiliwili is occasionally seen in...
(Erythrina sandwicensis), uhiuhi (Caesalpinia kavaiensis
Caesalpinia kavaiensis
Caesalpinia kavaiensis is a rare species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. Common names include Uhiuhi , Kāwau , and Kea . It is threatened by invasive species, particularly feral ungulates.-Description:C...
), kōlea (Myrsine
Myrsine
Myrsine is a genus of flowering plants, the nominate genus of the family Myrsinaceae. It is found nearly worldwide, primarily in tropical and subtropical areas...
lanaiensis), aiea (Nothocestrum latifolium
Nothocestrum latifolium
Nothocestrum latifolium, commonly known as Broadleaf aiea, is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It can be found in dry and mesic forests at elevations of on the islands of Maui, Molokai, Lānai, Oahu, and Kauai. Broadleaf aiea is...
), kuluī (Nototrichium
Nototrichium
Nototrichium is a genus of flowering plants in the pigweed family, Amaranthaceae. All members of the genus are endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. They are known in Hawaiian as kuluī.-Species:*Nototrichium divaricatum Lorence...
sandwicense), ālaa (Pouteria sandwicensis
Pouteria sandwicensis
Pouteria sandwicensis is a species of flowering tree in the sapodilla family, Sapotaceae, that is endemic to the main islands of Hawaii. Names for this species in the Hawaiian language include Ālaa, Āulu and Ēlaa....
), ohe kukuluāeo (Reynoldsia sandwicensis
Reynoldsia sandwicensis
Reynoldsia sandwicensis, known as Ohe kukuluāeo in Hawaiian, is a species of flowering plant in the ivy family, Araliaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It is a tree, reaching a height of high with a trunk diameter of...
), māmane (Sophora chrysophylla), and maua (Xylosma hawaiiense var. hillebrandii
Xylosma hawaiiense
Xylosma hawaiiense is a species of flowering plant in the willow family, Salicaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. Common names include Hawaiian Brushholly, Maua, and Ae .-Description:...
). It is threatened by habitat loss and competition with invasive species, such as Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum).