Kokia drynarioides
Hawaiian Tree Cotton
As recorded: Kokia drynarioides (Seem.) Lewton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Ozaki, E.T.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 1320
- Date
- 1954
- Locality
- 27 miles N of Kealakekua road and Belt road intersection. Kaupulehu, N Kona
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Kokia drynarioides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 23 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-24.
2026-04-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-15
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Dana Aina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Trash Panda Permaculture, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Kokia drynarioides. BISH 57745. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956543396. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/57745.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956543396 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026