Kokia drynarioides (Malvaceae) koki'o

Kokia drynarioides is native to Hawaii.  Kokia drynarioides is native to Hawaii (endemic to the Big Island). 

Species description or overview

USFWS species report on Kokia drynarioides
The is available online. A general description of the organism and information about its distribution in the U.S. (including territories and national wildlife refuges) is presented by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, along with links to other documentation regarding federal (endangered/threatened) status, recovery information, and additional resources.

Kokia drynarioides information from Native Plants Hawaii
Information about Kokia drynarioides--including details regarding plant, flower, and leaf characteristics; pests and diseases; growth requirements; and environment--is provided by Native Plants Hawaii.

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Kokia drynarioides information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Kokia drynarioides--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Kokia drynarioides information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Kokia drynarioides, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Kokia drynarioides
Nomenclatural information about Kokia drynarioides is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Federal endangered/threatened status

Kokia drynarioides species profile from USFWS
A species profile for Kokia drynarioides is provided by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, including links to information regarding the federal endangered/threatened status of this species.

Cultural uses

Cultivation & propagation

In the Garden: This hibiscus tops 25 feet
Hauheleula (Kokia drynarioides), with five surviving wild plants found in the upper dry forest and lava fields of North Kona, is the topic of this Rick Barboza column (Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features, 10/21/2005).

Images

Kokia drynarioides information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Kokia drynarioides in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Kokia drynarioides images from Native Plants Hawaii
Images of Kokia drynarioides are provided on the Native Plants Hawaii website.

Kokia drynarioides images by Jupiter Nielsen
Images of Kokia drynarioides are provided online by Maui artist/photographer Jupiter Nielsen.

Kokia drynarioides images by Karl Magnacca
Images of Kokia drynarioides by Karl Magnacca are available online.

Distribution

Kokia drynarioides information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Kokia drynarioides--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

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The content of this page is based on information last generated on 16 October 2017 by PT. The template for this page was created on 15 March 2004 by EMS, and was last updated on 20 February 2006 by PT.