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Kokia (plant)

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Malvaceae

Tribe
  
Gossypieae

Higher classification
  
Gossypieae

Order
  
Malvales

Subfamily
  
Malvoideae

Scientific name
  
Kokia

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Kokia cookei, Kokia drynarioides, Mallows, Lebronnecia, Hibiscadelphus

Kokia, with the common name treecotton, is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family of the Malvaceae order.

All species it contains are endemic to the Hawaiian Islands in the state of Hawaii.

Species

  • Kokia cookei O.Deg. - Molokaʻi treecotton (Molokaʻi)
  • Kokia drynarioides (Seem.) Lewton - Hawaiian treecotton Island of Hawaiʻi
  • Kokia kauaiensis (Rock) O.Deg. & Duvel - Kauaʻi Kokiʻo (Kauaʻi)
  • Kokia lanceolata Lewton

    • References

    Kokia (plant) Wikipedia
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