Kokia kauaiensis


Kokia kauaiensis, the Kauai treecotton or Kauai Kokio, is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is endemic to Kauai, Hawaii.
It inhabits coastal mesic and mixed mesic forests at elevations of. Associated plants include ahakea, koa, lama, manono, hala pepe, aupaka, papala kepau, olopua, ōhia hā, hame, maile, ālaa, aiai, alahee, uluhe, aloalo, mēhamehame, alani, palapalai lau lii, oheohe, akoko, nehe, aalii, iliahi, poolā, and ōhia lehua.
Kauai Kokio is a small tree, reaching a height of. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Today there are about 45 or 50 individuals remaining. At one point there was only a single tree remaining.