Kokia (plant)

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Kingdom Plantae Family Malvaceae Tribe Gossypieae Higher classification Gossypieae		Order Malvales Subfamily Malvoideae Scientific name Kokia Rank Genus

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

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