Kokia drynarioides

Kokia drynarioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Kokia
Species: K. drynarioides
Binomial name
Kokia drynarioides
(Seem.) Lewton
Synonyms

Gossypium drynarioides Seem.
Kokia rockii Lewton[2]

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).[3]

References

  1. ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Kokia drynarioides. 2010 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Taxon: Kokia drynarioides (Seem.) Lewton". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2000-03-01. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  3. ↑ "Kokia drynarioides". CPC National Collection Plant Profiles. Center for Plant Conservation. 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2011-04-21.


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