Kokia kauaiensis
Kauai Treecotton
As recorded: Kokia kauaiensis (Rock) O.Deg. & I.Deg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Knudsen, A.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: s.n.
- Date
- 1919
- Locality
- Koaloha Canyon
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- 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 kauaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1919. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2019-07-20.
2019-07-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Mike and Cathy Beamish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-11-28
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2016-12-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2008-10-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2004-10-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2002-06-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Kokia kauaiensis. BISH 643316. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956501135. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/643316.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956501135 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026