Kokia lanceolata
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Kokia lanceolata was a species of flowering plant
in the Malvaceae
family. It was the only species of Kokia to occur on the island of Oahu. Originally known from the hills of Makapu'u, Koko Head and Wailupe Valley. It became extinct not long after its discovery in the 1880's, most likely due to grazing pressure from cattle and goat ranching.
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 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...
family. It was the only species of Kokia to occur on the island of Oahu. Originally known from the hills of Makapu'u, Koko Head and Wailupe Valley. It became extinct not long after its discovery in the 1880's, most likely due to grazing pressure from cattle and goat ranching.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Kokia lanceolata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.